President Biden signed into law two laws protecting pregnant and nursing mothers. The two laws are the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections or Nursing Mothers Act. Each of these Acts provides new, additional protections to pregnant women.
Congress has finally passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act PWFA. The PWFA broke through the logjam as part of the must-pass $1.7 trillion government funding bill shepherded through Congress at the end of December 2022.
The first measure is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act the PWFA which applies to employers with 15 or more employees. The PWFA extends the framework of the Americans with Disabilities Act to employees with known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, PWFA and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act also called the PUMP For Nursing Mothers Act were adopted when President Joe Biden signed the . Here is what you need to know to comply.