Jackson Lewis P.C. · 2023 Mid-Year Report: The Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act
Alitia Faccone:
No matter the month or year, employers can count on one thing, changes in workplace law. Having reached the midway point of the year, 2023 does not look to be an exception. What follows is one of a collection of concise programs, as We Get Work the podcast provides the accompanying voice of the Jackson Lewis 2023 Mid-Year Report. Bringing you up-to-date legislative, regulatory, and litigation insights that have shaped the year thus far and will continue to do so. We invite you and others at your organization to experience the report in full on JacksonLewis.com, or listen to the podcast series on whichever streaming platform you turn to for compelling content. Thank you for joining us.
Joe Lynett:
Hello, my name is Joe Lynett. I’m a principal in the New York City office of Jackson Lewis, and I co-lead the firm’s Disability, Leave and Health Management practice group. With me today is my fellow principal, Catherine Cano, in our Omaha office. She’s a principal and a critical part of the Disability, Leave and Health Management group. We’re here to speak with you today, and doing a podcast on, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the PWFA, which was recently enacted and effective on June 27th of this year, 2023. So, Catherine, we have this new law here, PWFA, and so, what does it require employers to do? What should employers be thinking about?
Catherine Cano:
Yeah, the PWFA...
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