117th Congress (2021–2023) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
This page covers HR1065 in the 117th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR1065 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2021-05-14: Passed |
| Latest action | 2021-05-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| Policy area | Labor and Employment |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. A qualified employee is an employee or applicant who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position, with specified exceptions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such employees unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation; require a qualified employee affected by such condition to accept an accommodation other than any reasonable accommodation arrived at through an interactive process; deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee; require such employees to take paid or unpaid leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided; or take adverse action in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against a qualified employee requesting or using such reasonable accommodations. The bill sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies that cover different types of employees in relation to such unlawful employment practices. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must provide examples of reasonable accommodations that shall be provided to affected employees unless the employer can demonstrate that doing so would impose an undue hardship. The bill prohibits state immunity…
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Child care and development, Civil actions and liability, Disability and health-based discrimination, Employee hiring, Employee leave, Employment discrimination and employee rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government liability
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-14 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 208 | 72 | 10 | Official tally |
HR1065 (Pregnant Workers Fairness Act) was introduced in the 117th Congress (2021–2023) by Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10].
On 2021-05-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
1 recorded vote in the 117th Congress. The most recent, on 2021-05-14, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.