pregnant worker

The new rule took effect on June 18 and defines the broad terms of the PWFA including what could count as a "reasonable accommodation" and "related medical conditions."

Nearly one in four mothers in a February 2022 survey by the Bipartisan Policy Center and Morning Consult said they have considered leaving a job because of a “lack of reasonable accommodations or fear of discrimination.”

Several political advocacy groups in Indiana are pressing the U.S. Senate to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. It comes as national unemployment rates for adult women remain slightly higher than men.