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H.R. 5647 112th Congress House

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Official title: To eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perfo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.

Introduced: May 8, 2012 Introduced by: Jerrold Nadler Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild care and developmentCivil actions and liabilityEmployee hiring
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Employee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationWomen's employmentWomen's health
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Sep 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
May 18, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 8, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 8, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Declares it an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to: (1) not 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3565 Identical bill Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 66
All 66 Democratic 31
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Nov 14, 2012
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Oct 5, 2012
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2012
PASTOR, ED
· Jul 23, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 18, 2012
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 12, 2012
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 12, 2012
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jul 11, 2012
FRANK, BARNEY
· Jul 11, 2012
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 11, 2012
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 11, 2012
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 29, 2012
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 29, 2012
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 21, 2012
Miller, Brad
· Jun 19, 2012
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 19, 2012
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 8, 2012
LEVIN, SANDER
· Jun 8, 2012
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 31, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· May 15, 2012
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 10, 2012
Polis, Jared
· May 10, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 9, 2012
FILNER, BOB
· May 9, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2012
ACKERMAN, GARY
· May 8, 2012
BACA, JOE
· May 8, 2012
BERMAN, HOWARD
· May 8, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· May 8, 2012
BRADY, ROBERT
· May 8, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· May 8, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 8, 2012
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 8, 2012
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 8, 2012
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 8, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· May 8, 2012
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 8, 2012
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 8, 2012
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 8, 2012
Ellison, Keith
· May 8, 2012
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· May 8, 2012
JACKSON, JESSE
· May 8, 2012
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 8, 2012
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· May 8, 2012
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 8, 2012
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 8, 2012
LOWEY, NITA
· May 8, 2012
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 8, 2012
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 8, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 8, 2012
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