Abortion-Related Workplace Discrimination Still Banned Post-Roe

Pregnancy discrimination laws will continue to protect employees from reproductive health-related discrimination and harassment in the workplace even after the US Supreme Court eliminated abortion rights on the federal level.

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, is expected to have ripple effects for women in the workforce. More workers who might otherwise have had abortions are likely to experience pregnancy-related health impacts that could lead to more leave or disability accommodation requests.

The decision also sets the stage for more challenges from employers that disagree with employees’ reproductive health-care decisions on religious grounds. ...