Employer Law Blog

On July 14, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination, which marks the first comprehensive update in over three decades. In the Enforcement Guidance, the EEOC forewarns that it will be much easier to demonstrate that pregnancy-related impairments are "disabilities" under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). This change will expand employees’ rights under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA") and require employers to make a reasonable accommodation to pregnant employees.