October 15, 2026
Most of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's latest crop of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act cases stem from employers penalizing workers for pregnancy-related absences or pushing back on their requests to temporarily forgo strenuous work, shedding light on the statute's contours as its implementing regulations are slated for revision.
September 30, 2026
A disability services organization placed a pregnant employee on leave rather than accommodate her lifting restrictions, and then fired her when that leave ran out, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Missouri federal court.