Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is a proposed United States law that would eliminate discrimination and ensure workplace accommodations for workers with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.[1]

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Long titleTo eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
Announced inthe 117th United States Congress
Number of co-sponsors228
Legislative history

Background

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was first introduced in the House of Representatives on May 8th, 2012 by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY).[2] The bill has been reintroduced in each subsequent Congress since then, and passed through the House of Representatives with bipartisan support in 2020[3] and in 2021.[4]

Legislative history

As of March 15, 2021:

Congress Short title Bill number(s) Date introduced Sponsor(s) # of cosponsors Latest status
112th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5647 May 8, 2012 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 112 Died in committee
S. 3565 August 19, 2012 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 9 Died in committee
113th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1975 May 14, 2013 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 142 Died in committee
S. 942 May 14, 2013 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 33 Died in committee
114th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2654 June 4, 2015 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 149 Died in committee
S. 1512 June 4, 2015 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 31 Died in committee
115th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 2417 May 11, 2017 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 131 Died in committee
S. 1101 May 11, 2017 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 27 Died in committee
116th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 1112 May 14, 2019 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 241 Passed in the House (329 - 73). [5]
117th Congress Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 1065 February 15, 2021 Jerry Nadler

(D-NY)

 228 Passed in the House (315-101). [6]
S.1486 April 29, 2021 Bob Casey Jr.

(D-PA)

 7 Referred to the committees of jurisdiction.

Provisions

Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to:

  • fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of certain employees unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation;
  • require an employee affected by such limitations to accept an accommodation other than any reasonable accommodation arrived at through an interactive process;
  • deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee;
  • require such employees to take paid or unpaid leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided; or
  • take adverse action in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against a qualified employee requesting or using such reasonable accommodations.[4]

See also

References
  1. Gupta, Alisha Haridasani; Petri, Alexandra E. (2021-03-04). "There's a New Pregnancy Discrimination Bill in the House. This Time It Might Pass". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  2. "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (2012 - H.R. 5647)". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  3. Nadler, Jerrold (2020-09-17). "H.R.2694 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Pregnant Workers Fairness Act". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. Nadler, Jerrold (2021-05-17). "H.R.1065 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Pregnant Workers Fairness Act". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. Peck, Emily (2020-09-17). "House Passes Key Protections For Pregnant Workers". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  6. Brown, Lauren. "Defined: What is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act? | BerniePortal". blog.bernieportal.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

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