Employers also may not, in response to a request for a reasonable accommodation for pregnancy: ➢ take adverse actions against an employee;. No employer shall: 1.Pregnancy discrimination is against the law. The EEOC enforces three federal laws that protect job applicants and employees who are pregnant. The state enacted Senate Bill 712, which amended the Virginia Human Rights Act (VHRA) to require a covered employer to provide reasonable accommodation. Employers must provide a work environment free of harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. An employee can take up to eight weeks of full-pay leave within six months after the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child under the age of 18. Employers must hold open a job for a pregnancy-related absence the same length of time they would hold jobs open for employees on sick or disability leave. To request paid family leave, an employee needs to fill out Part A of the PFL1 form. All items on the documents are needed unless they are labeled optional.