Acoalition of state attorneys general filed suit in April
against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its
recently enacted pregnancy rule in the U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Arkansas. Previously, Tennessee Attorney
General Jonathan Skrmetti had requested a preliminary injunction to
prevent the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act from being enforced.
On June 14, though, U.S. District Judge D. P. Marshall Jr.
rejected the request for a preliminary injunction as moot. Judge
Marshall Jr. found that the states could not show a likelihood of
irreparable harm and dismissed the case without prejudice.
In particular, Judge Marshall Jr. found, "This case
presents a narrow disagreement over a few words, a disagreement
that seems unlikely to flower into few, if any, real world
disputes, especially given the undisputed reach of the new Act and
the unchallenged portions of the implementing regulation [and t]he
States' fear of overreach by one
