EEOC Issues Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which became law in June of 2023, requires employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions unless the accommodations impose an undue hardship on the employer. This familiar standard has existed for many years for disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and many corresponding state disability laws. In recent years, many states have enacted laws requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnancy. For example, in Colorado, the legislature enacted C.R.S. 24-34-402.3 in 2016, which requires reasonable accommodations for pregnancy. In 2023, the United States Congress followed suit with the PWFA.