This regulation explains how the law applies to employment practices that disadvantage women because of pregnancy or childbirth. (2) Findings and definitions.Under the PWFA, an employer must accommodate a worker's known limitation related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, absent undue hardship. On February 4, 2021 Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation that extends employment protections to pregnant women in the state. Under Washington's Pregnancy Discrimination Act, employers are not allowed to treat people who are pregnant differently based on their condition of pregnancy. To prove pregnancy discrimination, you must show your employer treated you unfairly because of your pregnancy. Introduction. There are federal, Washington State and local laws that protect you from discrimination at work. Pregnancy Discrimination. Nothing in the Pregnancy. Discrimination Act, or Title VII, obliges employers to accommodate the child-care concerns of breast-feeding female.