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Employment Law With Pregnancy In Illinois
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The Illinois Human Rights Act (the “Act”), provides broad protection against discrimination based on a person's current pregnancy, past pregnancy, potential or intended pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.
You may not want to tell your boss you're pregnant before you tell others. But it's a good idea to tell your work at the end of the first three months. By doing this early, you might gain more choices when you work out a plan for being gone.
In December 2022, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) into law. This federal law provides workers with the right to reasonable workplace accommodations to address temporary limitations due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The PWFA went into effect on June 27, 2023.
Under the new Illinois law, any pregnant employee or job applicant will have to be accommodated in the same way that disabled employees currently are accommodated under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Pregnant employees are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave under the FMLA. It is available for fathers, too, who need time to bond with the new child. It is also applicable during the adoption of a child. Paternity leave is also 12 weeks and may be continuous, unless otherwise specified by an employer.
You must tell them: you're pregnant. the date of the week your baby is due. when you intend to start maternity leave – this can be a specific date or a time related to the birth, such as the day after you give birth.
It's called the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and it grants expectant moms a bunch of benefits that can make a pregnancy journey a little easier — on the work front, at least. Among other things, pregnant women can ask for flexible hours and other reasonable accommodations.
Get a doctor's note and talk to hr. Pregnancy is a recognized and protected disability and your employer must provide reasonable accommodations. They will not provide them if you do not ask or bring them up. It is a benefit to them for you to not do so to make letting you go an easy paper trail away.