Last year, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant mothers at work; and
During the Senate debate over the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, U.S. Senator Bob Casey – a DEMOCRAT from Pennsylvania – promised that under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act the EEOC could not issue any regulation that requires abortion leave, nor does the act permit the EEOC to require employers to provide abortion leave in violation of state law; and
The Biden administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is now doing exactly what Senator Casey said they couldn’t by attempting to twist the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to FORCE employers to make accommodations (like time off) for women who want abortions – even in states where abortion isn’t legal; and
There is a 60-day “public comment period” where regulators take into account what Americans like me think about the proposed changes.
I strongly oppose President Biden’s attempt to twist the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by adding pro-abortion regulations.