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Pregnancy Discrimination In The Workplace Australia In Texas
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The PWFA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for workers with “known limitations,” which are physical or mental conditions related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions such as limiting or avoiding certain physical tasks, for example working in the ...
Prohibitions Against Pregnancy Discrimination Federal and Texas laws prohibit pregnancy discrimination. Pregnancy discrimination can include any negative action taken against a job applicant or employee based on her pregnancy.
In February 2024, a federal court in Texas held that the PWFA had been enacted unconstitutionally, blocking its enforcement for Texas state government employees.
Prohibitions Against Pregnancy Discrimination Federal and Texas laws prohibit pregnancy discrimination. Pregnancy discrimination can include any negative action taken against a job applicant or employee based on her pregnancy.
Under the federal Fair Housing Act, it is illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants based on pregnancy. This law means that a landlord cannot refuse to rent to you, evict you or impose different rental terms because you are pregnant.
Employers that have at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius, whether they are part-time or full-time, for a minimum of 20 weeks in the year need to provide the 12 weeks of maternity or paternity leave. The FMLA leave can start before the child is born, but it cannot last more than 12 weeks.
And if your employer offers temporary or short-term disability insurance, it should cover pregnancy and childbirth. (But keep in mind some short-term disability plans treat pregnancy as a pre-existing condition for the first nine months that you have a plan, so you need to be covered before pregnancy begins.)