Trump Administration Moves to Narrow 2022 Pregnancy Worker Protections via EEOC
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 2
Trump Administration Moves to Narrow 2022 Pregnancy Worker Protections via EEOC
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 2
Summary
The EEOC could publish a proposal as soon as this month to shrink which pregnancy and reproductive-health conditions qualify for workplace accommodations.
The move would curb the reach of the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which was designed to guarantee breaks, lighter duties and time off for prenatal appointments.
Conservatives have argued the Biden-era rule stretched beyond pregnancy to cover abortion, fertility treatment and related procedures that the law was not meant to protect.
Andrea Lucas, Trump's EEOC chair, has already targeted DEI programs, dropped some discrimination cases and stopped enforcing protections for transgender workers, signaling a broader workplace-policy rollback.