On August 7, 2023, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed rules for implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Once published in the Federal Register, the public will have 60 days to comment on the proposed rules.
The PWFA, which was signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022, went into effect on June 27, 2023. As discussed in a prior alert, the PWFA requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to “qualified” employees and applicants with known physical or mental limitations due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, absent undue hardship on the employer.
