Update on Pregnancy Discrimination Guidelines in the Workplace

In July 2014, the EEOC issued an update, its first in 30 years, in regard to pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.  In its update, the EEOC clarified how Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) interact to protect pregnant employees.

The new guidelines state that employers are prohibited from forcing pregnant employees from taking leave.  The new guideline also acknowledges that "employers may have to provide light duty for pregnant workers."

Women are not the only ones who will benefit from these new guidelines; "similarly situated" men and women must be treated on the same terms when it comes to parental leave.

To read the new guidelines, click here.

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