US Congress Senate Bill 942 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-1)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Declares it an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to: (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on such an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations; (3) require such job applicants or employees to accept an accommodation that they choose not to accept; or (4) require such employees to take leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided to their known limitations. Sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and the rights and protections extended to presidential offices. Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to issue regulations to carry out this Act, including the identification of reasonable accommodations addressing known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]
Sen. John Walsh [D-MT]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1975 (Same As) 2013-07-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/942/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s942/BILLS-113s942is.pdf