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Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024. It took effect on June 18, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is issuing this final rule and interpretive guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires a covered entity to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the covered entity.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-07527
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule and interpretive guidance
- Agency
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Published
- April 19, 2024
- Takes effect
- June 18, 2024
- Dates
- This final rule and interpretive guidance is effective on June 18, 2024.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3046-AB30
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 29 CFR 1636
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Equal employment opportunity
- Pages
- 125
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