This document addresses the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the ADA as they apply to pregnant workers. Citation. Title VII, 29 CFR Part 1604.The PWFA requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees or candidates with a known limitation related to pregnancy. 4, 2010), applied the mixedmotive defense to a pregnancy discrimination claim brought under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (HR 1065). It is illegal to discriminate against a pregnant employee, but sometimes, it's difficult to determine if a discriminatory act actually occurred. The City fired Plaintiff, a bus driver, for allegedly poor job performance. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took effect on June 27th. What is this new federal law? Defines discrimination in the job market based on pregnancy as per se sex discrimination.