The Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”)  requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

On February 1, 2024, the City Council passed amendments to Chapter 38, Code of Ordinances, Nondiscrimination to support the health and economic security of pregnant workers employed within our city limits.

It is considered a discriminatory act for an employer with more than six employees, or an employment agency to: 

• Refuse reasonable accommodations for a qualified employee's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless it causes undue hardship to the business.

• Force a qualified employee with pregnancy-related conditions to accept accommodation other than one reached through an interactive process.

• Deny job opportunities to a qualified employee because the company needs to make reasonable accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions.

• Make a qualified employee take leave when there's another reasonable accommodation for their pregnancy-related conditions.

• Penalize a qualified employee for requesting or using reasonable accommodation for their pregnancy-related conditions in terms of employment terms, conditions, or privileges.