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Senate approves anti‑discrimination revisions requiring reasonable accommodations for pregnant and nursing workers
Summary
After extended floor debate about logistics and industry exemptions, the Utah Senate passed SB 59 adding reasonable‑accommodation protections for pregnant and nursing employees. The sponsor said the bill protects both employees and employers; the final roll call was 18‑9 with 2 absent.
The Utah Senate on the floor passed Senate Bill 59, a revision to the Anti‑Discrimination Act that would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers and nursing mothers, after extended floor debate about implementation and potential hardships for some employers.
Sponsor Senator Weiler framed the bill as aligning Utah with other states and the District of Columbia that have similar protections, and said it "would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers and nursing…
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