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Rights Pregnancy Discrimination Within The Workplace In Salt Lake
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Generally, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires a covered employer to provide a “reasonable accommodation” to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the ...
Additionally, the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protect against pregnancy-related discrimination in the workplace. Under these laws, it is illegal for employers to fire, demote, or refuse to hire a woman because she is pregnant.
Under the Act, employers: Must allow pregnant employees to work as long as they are able to perform their jobs. Must treat pregnant employees unable to perform their responsibilities in the same way that they treat any other disabled employee.
The PWFA requires a covered entity to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitation related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, absent undue hardship on the operation of the business of the covered entity.
Under Utah's pregnancy accommodations law, if you need a “reasonable accommodation” because of your pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions including breastfeeding, your employer has to give it to you unless it would be really difficult or expensive.
An employer may be excused from providing a reasonable accommodation to an employee for pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or pregnancy-related conditions if the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would create an undue hardship on the operations of the employer.
Utah's anti-discrimination law 34A-5-106 makes being pregnant or a new mother a protected class like race, religion, or gender and prohibits any discrimination for it in the workplace.
Average Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement in California Complexity of CaseAverage California Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement Minor Approximately: $50,000 – $100,000 Moderate Approximately: $100,000 – $250,000 High Approximately: $250,000 – $1,000,000