Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act

Bill: 117-hr-3229
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-13
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt">This bill expands protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace by requiring employers to provide the same accommodations for pregnant applicants or employees that it provides to applicants or employees who are not pregnant but have a similar temporary condition that affects their ability to perform their duties.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt">&nbsp;</p> <div id="breadcrumbs"></div>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3229 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2021 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Smucker , and Mr. Taylor ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act . 2. Protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e(k) ) is amended in the first sentence, by striking as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability and inserting as any other applicants for employment with, or employees employed by, the same employer, in work that is performed under similar working conditions, who are not so affected but similar in their temporary ability .