By expanding the right to reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, the PWFA closes a gap in federal law that left pregnant and postpartum workers without remedy if they needed accommodations but did not qualify for a reasonable accommodation under existing fede...
Sean P. LynchJames P. Walsh, Jr
injury or pregnancy. The program is funded by a 1.1% tax on wages. In the past, this tax only applied to wages below a certain amount, about $153,000 in 2023. But starting Jan. 1, a new law, which was passed in 2022 but takes effect this year, ...
In Arizona, women are now legally pregnant two weeks before conception, according to a new law, the Orwellianly-named, “Women’s Health and Safety Act,” signed yesterday by RepublicanGovernor Jan Brewer. The scientifically, medically, ethically, and intellectually dishonest legislation is designed ...
Maternal health:One new law requires 20 hours of paid time off for pregnancy-related appointments, another says maternity patients must have access to a doula, and another expands theinformation prospective patients receive about facilities' policiesaround safety drills and transferring critically ill pat...
AB 1194 (Carrillo) Ensures that California Privacy Rights Act protections always extend to accessing, procuring, or searching for services regarding contraception, pregnancy care, and perinatal care, including abortion services. AB 1481 (Boerner-Horvath) Clarifies Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Individ...
New York City Pregnancy Accommodation Law Now in EffectKatharine H Parker
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Ourpregnancy discrimination attorneyshighlight some of the most important thingsnew fathersneed to know about their right to takepaternity leave in California. Paternity leave in California typically ranges from 6 to 8 weeks, and it may include paid benefits.Specific details can vary depending on the...
Keller noted a previous California law that instructed crisis pregnancy centers to tell patients about abortion services was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018. Newsom is expected this week to sign a law that would authorize as much as $20 million in public...