SHORT_SUMMAR: Requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees
Requires employers with fifteen or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the business. Reasonable accommodations may include equipment modifications, more frequent breaks, assistance with manual labor, a private area for breastfeeding, modified work schedules, and scheduling flexibility for prenatal health care visits. Employers must post notice of this requirement and include it in the employee handbook.
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