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Lexology PRO | Australia, Global, Hong Kong, etc. | 14 Aug 2023
Employment: key updates and developments (7 – 14 Aug)
The US EEOC consults on rules to implement the PWFA 2022, Amazon warns it is tracking how much US employees work from home, and the AHRC issues guidance on Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act 1984 – plus other key updates.
McCarter & English LLP | USA | 27 Jun 2023
Employer Obligations to Accommodate Pregnant Workers Under Federal Law Expand Again on June 27—Are You Ready?
Starting today, many employers will be required to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers pursuant to the Pregnant Workers Fairness…
Mayer Brown | USA | 27 Jun 2023
New Federal Law Expands Protections for Pregnant Applicants and Employees
Beginning June 27, 2023, a new federal law—the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the “PWFA”)—expands protections for pregnant job applicants and…
Berger Singerman LLP | USA | 14 Mar 2023
Client Alert: New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act): What Do Private Employers Need to Know to Comply?
As part of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 signed into law on December 29, 2022, private employers with 15+ employees* need to know…
Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 19 Jan 2023
Maternity leave ≠ sitting on your ass
So some of you may have seen the recent uproar over a senior (labor and employment) attorney’s text message to an associate who found another job…
Bracewell LLP | USA | 9 Jan 2023
New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Workers in 2023
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for…
Jackson Lewis PC | USA | 10 Oct 2022
Department of Education releases new guidance on pregnancy and related conditions
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a fact resource on October 4, 2022, reaffirming that Title IX of the…
Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd | USA | 30 Aug 2022
Excluding Pregnant Workers from Light Duty Does Not Necessarily Violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
An employer can lawfully require pregnant employees with lifting and other restrictions to go on leave and deny temporary light duty work available…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 22 Aug 2022
Court’s denial of employment liability coverage for Biometric Information Privacy Act litigation should not discourage policyholders
Although the policyholder bar has previously had success obtaining coverage for Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) litigation under an…
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 10 Aug 2022
Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling creates variety of significant legal issues
The Supreme Court held in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overruling long-standing precedent in Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey. The Dobbs decision and states' efforts to ban, curtail and/or criminalise abortions have created multiple legal issues that affect individuals and......
