Pregnant Workers Are Now Officially Required To Receive Fair Conditions Thanks To A New Law

Essence Magazine:

By Jasmine Browley ·Updated June 28, 2023

President Joe Biden recently signed legislation into law that requires workplaces to provide “reasonable accommodations” for pregnant workers.

“Before the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, workers in this country did not have a nationwide, affirmative, explicit right to get accommodations or job changes at work while pregnant or postpartum—and now they will,” Sarah Brafman, national policy director at the worker justice organization A Better Balance, told

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