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In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published updated pregnancy discrimination guidance. The latest Enforcement Guidance supersedes the Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues issued by the agency on July 14, 2014. In March, the Supreme […]

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider yet another high-profile women’s health issue next term. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider yet another high-profile women’s health issue next term. In Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., the justices will determine what types of accommodations employers must make for pregnant workers. As we discussed last week, the […]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued new Enforcement Guidance regarding pregnancy discrimination, marking the agency’s first official update since 1983. The guidance addresses compliance under both the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA) and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), both of which apply to employers with 15 or more employees. New […]

Pregnancy and childbirth are now protected categories under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). Gov. Chris Christie signed the amendment to the NJLAD on January 21, 2014, and such change was effective immediately. New Jersey is the latest state in the country to strengthen protections against pregnancy discrimination, joining Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, […]

Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature have approved a new bill that would add pregnant women to the Law Against Discrimination’s (LAD) protected classes of workers. Should Governor Christie sign the bill, New Jersey would join a growing number of states and municipalities seeking to augment existing federal and state laws that prevent pregnancy […]