Employers in the District of Columbia will soon be required to provide reasonable workplace accommodations to employees whose ability to perform the functions of their positions are limited as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, or breastfeeding. The Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2014 (the “Act”), passed by the DC Council last year and currently under Congressional Review, is slated to become effective on March 3, 2015. The DC Council’s actions follow in the steps of recent guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on accommodations for pregnancy-related impairments.
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