The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is supposed to secure women's equal place in the workforce, but may be a Trojan horse to force employers to accommodate far more than pregnant women.
Throughout my career, I have tirelessly supported women’s full inclusion in the workplace. In the numerous state- and federal-level positions I have held, including during my tenure as the director of the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor, I have consistently fought to dismantle barriers to women’s participation in the workforce. As such, I support the goals of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act .
As Rachel Morrison previously pointed out, the EEOC’s regulations purposely avoid referencing 'women' in a regulation that is intended to 'promote women’s health,' instead using terms such as 'qualified employees' and 'workers' to refer to women protected under the act. I fear that the EEOC is nefariously using the issue of women’s rights in the workplace to expand its authority on other issues, including transgender and abortion rights.
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