Pregnancy-Based Accommodations

Post-Young Ruling by Eleventh Circuit Illustrates “Fine Line” Between Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure To Accommodate Claims Under Title VII

The prohibition against sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act includes discrimination based on pregnancy, and requires

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San Francisco Enacts “Lactation in the Workplace” Ordinance Containing Prescriptive Accommodation Standards

Responding to worker concerns for greater work/life balance, public policy-makers have, among other initiatives, pushed for new laws over the

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Vermont and Washington Join the Growing Number of States Requiring Employers to Reasonably Accommodate Pregnant Workers

The states of Vermont and Washington recently enacted laws requiring private-sector employers to reasonably accommodate pregnant workers. By our count,

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