Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000gg to 2000gg-6, 29 CFR Part 1636 · Read 2026-08-15
In force since 27 June 2023, with the Commission's implementing rule effective 18 June 2024. Employers with fifteen or more employees must provide reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
Identifier
- Identifier
- 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000gg to 2000gg-6, 29 CFR Part 1636
- Level
- Federal
- Status
- In force
- Adopted
- 2022-12-29
- Applies from
- 2023-06-27
- Supervisory bodies
- EEOC
Named requirements
Known limitation
The condition the employee has communicated to the employer.
Reasonable accommodation
Predictable accommodations and the interactive process.
Prohibited practices
Denial of accommodation, forced leave and retaliation.
Official source
United States case law
1 decisions · Read from CourtListener, Free Law Project on 2026-08-22.
- State of Tennessee v. EEOC
129 F.4th 4528th Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Register | EEOC — 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000gg to 2000gg-6, 29 CFR Part 1636 |
| Publisher | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| Last read | 2026-08-15 |
| Interval | Every 30 days |
| Next re-read | 2026-09-14 |
| Status | Checked against the publisher |
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| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Row read against the official publication | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| 2023-06-27 | Date of application according to the publisher | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| 2022-12-29 | Adopted under 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000gg to 2000gg-6, 29 CFR Part 1636 | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
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42 U.S.C. §§ 2000gg to 2000gg-6, 29 CFR Part 1636, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. ExploreWorld Legal, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/us/regler/pregnant-workers-fairness-act (hämtad 2026-08-25, bevis sha256:4301cb7ca631c7af, bygge legal-2026-08-25).
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