The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

• Refuse reasonable accommodations
• Require the employee to accept an accommodation rather than a reasonable accommodation agreed upon between the employee and employer
• Deny employment opportunities to the employee based on the need to make reasonable accommodations
• Require the employee to take leave whether paid or unpaid
• Punish the employee in any form as a result of them requesting a reasonable accommodation

Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act

• Educate managers on the law’s requirements to guarantee employees are not improperly denied breaks or proper accommodations
• Determine whether breaks will be paid or unpaid. Employers must provide breaks as often as the employee needs to express milk, and while federal law allows for unpaid breaks, state or local laws might require paid breaks. Make sure the policy is consistently applied to all employees.
• Evaluate workspace to ensure that appropriate and private accommodations other than a bathroom are available for an employee to pump milk.
• Circulate any updated policies to all employees.