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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a vital piece of legislation aimed at ensuring that pregnant employees are provided with reasonable accommodations to safely perform their jobs without fear of discrimination or retaliation. The law requires employers to engage in an interactive process to identify appropriate accommodations, such as flexible work hours, lighter duties, or more frequent breaks, to support employees during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum recovery. By clarifying both employee rights and employer obligations, the PWFA fosters a safer, more equitable work environment, protecting pregnant workers from adverse actions and ensuring they can continue working while maintaining their health and well-being.
Course Objectives:
Identify the key protections and accommodations offered to pregnant workers under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). ; Describe how to request reasonable accommodations and the employer’s responsibility to engage in the interactive process. ; Recognize the legal protections against discrimination, retaliation, and adverse employment actions related to pregnancy and accommodation requests.
Duration: 10 min.
Identify the key protections and accommodations offered to pregnant workers under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
Describe how to request reasonable accommodations and the employer’s responsibility to engage in the interactive process.
Recognize the legal protections against discrimination, retaliation, and adverse employment actions related to pregnancy and accommodation requests.
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HR Compliance
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a vital piece of legislation aimed at ensuring that pregnant employees are provided with reasonable accommodations to safely perform their jobs without fear of discrimination or retaliation. The law requires employers to engage in an interactive process to identify appropriate accommodations, such as flexible work hours, lighter duties, or more frequent breaks, to support employees during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum recovery. By clarifying both employee rights and employer obligations, the PWFA fosters a safer, more equitable work environment, protecting pregnant workers from adverse actions and ensuring they can continue working while maintaining their health and well-being.
Course Objectives:
Identify the key protections and accommodations offered to pregnant workers under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). ; Describe how to request reasonable accommodations and the employer’s responsibility to engage in the interactive process. ; Recognize the legal protections against discrimination, retaliation, and adverse employment actions related to pregnancy and accommodation requests.
Duration: 10 min.