All Information (Except Text) for H.R.2417 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act115th Congress (2017-2018)
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] (Introduced 05/11/2017) |
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| Committees: | House - Education and the Workforce; House Administration; Oversight and Government Reform; Judiciary |
| Latest Action: | House - 06/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions) |
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Titles (2)
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Short Titles as Introduced
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
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Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
Actions Overview (1)
| Date | Actions Overview |
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| 05/11/2017 | Introduced in House |
All Actions (7)
| Date | All Actions |
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| 06/07/2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Action By: Committee on the Judiciary |
| 05/11/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 05/11/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 05/11/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 05/11/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 05/11/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 05/11/2017 | Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives |
Cosponsors (131)
Committees (4)
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| Committee / Subcommittee | Date | Activity | Related Documents |
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| House Education and the Workforce | 05/11/2017 | Referred to | |
| Committee on House Administration | 05/11/2017 | Referred to | |
| House Oversight and Government Reform | 05/11/2017 | Referred to | |
| House Judiciary | 05/11/2017 | Referred to | |
| House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice | 06/07/2017 | Referred to |
Subjects (15)
Subject — Policy Area:
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- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child care and development
- Civil actions and liability
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government liability
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- State and local government operations
- Women's employment
- Women's health
Latest Summary (1)
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Introduced in House (05/11/2017)
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for job applicants or employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to: (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations; (3) require such job applicants or employees to accept an accommodation that they choose not to accept, if such accommodation is unnecessary to perform the job; (4) require such employees to take paid or unpaid leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided to their known limitations; or (5) take adverse action in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against an employee requesting or using such reasonable accommodations.
The bill sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and the rights and protections extended to presidential offices.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must provide examples of reasonable accommodations that shall be provided to affected job applicants or employees unless the employer can demonstrate that doing so would impose an undue hardship.
The bill prohibits state immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action for a violation of this bill.