Pregnant workers or those who recently gave birth would be entitled to new on-the-job accommodations — including longer, more frequent breaks, schedule changes, teleworking privileges and temporary job restructuring — under new employee protections proposed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday.
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Pregnant workers would get new protections under proposed rules
The EEOC is calling for longer, more frequent breaks, schedule changes and teleworking privileges for workers who are pregnant or recently gave birth
By Jacob Bogage
August 8, 2023 at 7:13 a.m. EDT