GeneralApril 16, 2024
The Burden Shifts – Why the EEOC’s final rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will finally make it possible for pregnant women to keep their jobs during pregnancy.
Previously, pregnant workers’ rights in the workplace were “protected” under the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That law prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and for awhile marked a major shift for gender equality for women. While the premise of the law is to...
