Seyfarth Synopsis: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) creates new rights to reasonable accommodation for employees and applicants who have physical or mental conditions arising from pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
Currently, existing law provides only for limited accommodation rights to employees based on pregnancy/potential intended pregnancy, childbirth, etc. The PWFA expands accommodation rights for
Continue Reading The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Goes Into Effect on June 27 – Is Your Workplace Ready?
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April, 17, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in 
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers must evaluate their safety protections for pregnant women and engage in the interactive process with employees to find reasonable accommodations.
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Washington State Office of the Attorney General has recently published a 
Seyfarth Synopsis: If your company provides parental leave benefits beyond what is required by law, it is important that the company’s policies and practices ensure male and female employees are being treated consistent with the prohibition of discrimination based on sex.
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Minnesota Supreme Court found that a job applicant need only prove that the employee’s interest in a 12-week maternity leave was the “substantial causative factor” that “actually motivated” the employer’s decision to rescind her job offer and did not need to show anger