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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) goes in effect
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<b>IMPORTANT:</b> the EEOC revised the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmVlb2MuZ292L3Bvc3Rlcj91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwNjI3Ljc4ODY1MTIxIn0.qGQ2yKtQ6VVUfQvO_Hibi4s4ZRWz-vUhF64K_cX6C3o/s/2176722113/br/209480440467-l" target="_blank">
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would include the PWFA, the Pump Act, and Religious Accommodation. Stay tuned!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="field"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#07013A">EEOC Starts Accepting Charges Under New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (corrected links)</span></span><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#07013A"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">WASHINGTON – Today, the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmVlb2MuZ292L3N0YXR1dGVzL3ByZWduYW50LXdvcmtlcnMtZmFpcm5lc3MtYWN0P3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA2MjcuNzg4NjUxMjEifQ.RacH_dFYFW8EwNLPM0mvMH6QTc66KmtEYxJIUw02Y08/s/2176722113/br/209480440467-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#336699">Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
(PWFA)</span></a> will take effect, expanding long-overdue protections to ensure that workers experiencing pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions have the right to reasonable accommodations in the workplace. The law was signed by President Joe
Biden last year, and as it goes into effect today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will begin <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vcHVibGljcG9ydGFsLmVlb2MuZ292L1BvcnRhbC9Mb2dpbi5hc3B4P3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA2MjcuNzg4NjUxMjEifQ.PiqJcxrJjeT7Ep5cmmGjsNUFgRjZTkQdCjCmJb5gTCc/s/2176722113/br/209480440467-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#336699">accepting charges</span></a> of
discrimination under this new statute for incidents that occurred on or after June 27, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The PWFA requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the
accommodation will cause the employer an undue hardship. This law builds upon existing protections against pregnancy discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">“I am honored to lead the EEOC as we enforce a new civil rights law. For workers and job applicants, the PWFA will help ensure economic security at a critical time in their lives,”
said EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows. “The EEOC stands ready to support employers as they carry out the PWFA’s directives and to support workers in receiving the accommodations they are entitled to under the PWFA.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">In addition to accepting charges, the agency released new additional educational <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmVlb2MuZ292L3d5c2svd2hhdC15b3Utc2hvdWxkLWtub3ctYWJvdXQtcHJlZ25hbnQtd29ya2Vycy1mYWlybmVzcy1hY3Q_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMDYyNy43ODg2NTEyMSJ9.48TVdaasw68E8tFjnDhAh8kj7WQH8dFgUNfs-m6m4gc/s/2176722113/br/209480440467-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#336699">resources</span></a>,
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