U.S. Congress - S.3565 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
S.3565 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
A bill to 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. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act as introduced.
- Official: A bill to 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. as introduced.
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Official Summary
9/19/2012--Introduced.Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Declares it an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to: (1) not make reasonable accommodations to known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or rOfficial Summary
9/19/2012--Introduced.Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Declares it an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to:(1) not make reasonable accommodations to known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on such an entity's business operation;
(2) deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations;
(3) require such job applicants or employees to accept an accommodation that they choose not to accept; or
(4) require such employees to take leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided to their known limitations. Sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and the rights and protections extended to presidential offices. Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to issue regulations to carry out this Act, including the identification of reasonable accommodations addressing known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
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S.3565 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
bulsonm
November 09, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 7th Congressional district of Pennsylvania. I support S.3565 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Mark Bulson -
S.3565 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
doughertyc13
October 01, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Maryland. I support S.3565 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I know the most recent action for this bill is as follows: "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions." on Sep 19, 2012
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