• In State of Texas v. Bondi, the Fifth Circuit overturned a district court’s injunction that had prevented enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) against the State of Texas as an employer.
• The court found that the U.S. House of Representatives’ use of proxy voting during the COVID-19 pandemic did not violate the U.S. Constitution’s Quorum Clause.
• The PWFA broadly requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with limitations arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions—but regulatory changes may be on the horizon.

The PFWA, which went into effect on June 27, 2023, requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to workers with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, absent undue hardship. This is true regardless of whether the “known limitations” constitute a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Thereafter, the EEOC began enforcement of the PWFA and issued its final regulations, explaining in an associated press release that it “provides clarity to employers and workers about who is covered, the types of limitations and medical conditions covered, how individuals can request reasonable accommodations, and numerous concrete examples.”

The PWFA faced immediate legal challenge, including by the State of Texas. The State of Texas’s argument focused on the U.S. Constitution’s Quorum Clause, which requires a majority of members of the House or...

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