Key Takeaways:

• On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed two measures aimed at enhancing protections for pregnant workers and nursing parents in the workplace: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act).
• The PWFA expands protections for pregnant workers by creating a legal obligation for most employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers similar to those provided to disabled workers under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
• The PUMP Act amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers with 50 or more employees to provide reasonable break time for all employees, including salaried employees, to express breast milk as needed.
• Employers should review their policies and procedures promptly to ensure compliance with both new laws but most immediately the PUMP Act, which went into effect upon President Biden's signing on December 29, 2022. The PWFA will take effect in June 2023.

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed two bills into law aimed at enhancing protections for pregnant and nursing parents in the workplace: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). Both laws were supported by business groups and worker advocates alike and received bipartisan support. The PUMP Act took effect immediately, while the PWFA will go into effect in June 2023.

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