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Preparing to welcome a newborn child should be one of the most joyful moments of your life. However, navigating the maze of California maternity leave laws can be overwhelming for pregnant employees. Los Angeles-based employees have more rights than many US workers...
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, New York employers must offer pregnant workers 20 hours of paid prenatal leave in addition to other sick leave. During her 2024 State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul promoted the change as a crucial step to help reduce maternal and...
At the end of June, a federal law took effect providing new protections for pregnant and postpartum workers in the United States. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires employers to offer “reasonable accommodations” for employees affected by conditions related to...
Earlier this month, SB 331, more popularly known as the “Silenced No More Act,” passed the California state legislature. The bill will now proceed to Governor Gavin Newsom to be signed into law. If signed, the law will go into effect at the beginning of 2022,...
Shockingly, data shows that the number of federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuits has been steadily increasing since 2016. 2021 is currently on-track to become another record year. Surprisingly, the increasing number of federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuits does...
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) was passed more than 40 years ago to protect the jobs and health of pregnant workers across the United States. However, the PDA’s vague language made it difficult for many women to secure necessary workplace accommodations or to...
Under the law, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against a woman based on her pregnancy. Although both state and federal statutes protect women against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, many people are not aware of their rights. This is why it is...
