The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has finalized its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations, leaving in place controversial protections for workers who require abortion-related accommodations.
The agency’s final rules issued on Monday reinforce the broad view of “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions” put forth in its initial August 2023 proposal that encompasses current, past, and potential pregnancy. The rules will go into effect 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.
They cover lactation, miscarriage, stillbirth, and “having or choosing not to have an abortion” as readily apparent medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.
When EEOC proposed the regulations ...