The new federal law concerning pregnant people and new parents applies to private and public sector employers with at least 15 employees.
went into effect nationwide. The new federal law requires employers to provide ‘reasonable’ accommodations to workers who have limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical conditions.
The PWFA applies to private and public sector employers with at least 15 employees as well as Congress, federal agencies, employment agencies, and labor organizations. The federal law prohibits employers from requiring employees to accept an accommodation without a discussion. It also forbids employers from denying a job to an employee or requiring the employee to take leave based on their need for accommodation.
“I used to work at a shipyard down there and when I was about seven months pregnant, I started having some complications within my pregnancy. Some severe back pain, some severe nausea, to the point where my doctor actually requested and wrote me out of work to work from home. So once I went to my management and asked, ‘is that a possibility?’ they suggested that I take a leave of absence.
Porter said she eventually did win her battle to work from home to ensure the health of her pregnancy after she contacted Human Resources. She called the PWFA ‘commonsense.’ said the PWFA can only be applied to situations that happened on or after June 27, 2023. PWFA also does not replace any other federal, state, or local law which may be more protective of pregnant workers.
; and requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a person with a disability if the reasonable accommodation would not cause an undue hardship for the employer.
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