Top Republican Pushes EEOC to Issue Pregnancy Accommodation Rule

The lead Republican sponsor of a recently passed law expanding workplace protections for pregnant employees is questioning why the EEOC hasn’t yet proposed any regulations to implement the changes.

In a letter obtained by Bloomberg Law, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) asked Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Charlotte Burrows why, less than 30 days before the law’s implementation, the agency has failed to engage in any rulemaking on the new protections.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, passed late last year, requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers. The measure also calls on the EEOC to issue rules providing ...