Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Latest action · May 14, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Declares it an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to: (1) fail to 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.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2013 to Nov 12, 2014, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | May 14, 2013 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | May 14, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | May 14, 2013 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 14, 2013 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 14, 2013 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 14, 2013 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 14, 2013 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 14, 2013 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | May 14, 2013 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 15, 2013 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 16, 2013 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 21, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 18, 2013 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Sep 10, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 14, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1975 | Pregnant Workers Fairness Act | Identical bill | Jul 8, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child care and development
- Civil actions and liability
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Labor and Employment
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Women's employment
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
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