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Committee reviews employee pregnancy accommodations and Pregnant Workers protections
Summary
The committee discussed a draft employee policy aligning district practice with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Title VII and the ADA, clarifying who is covered and how to request accommodations; members asked staff to align terminology with student policy drafts.
The Communications & Policy Committee reviewed a draft personnel policy intended to provide reasonable accommodations to employees for pregnancy and related medical conditions and to reflect federal protections under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Karen Fisher Anderson walked the committee through the draft, noting it pulls legal references together: "This also brings in the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, regarding employment, pregnant employees, and employees with pregnancy…
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