In a case with potentially significant implicants for employers, a federal district court has ruled that a Texas law criminalizing abortion does not prohibit organizations from helping people seeking abortions to travel out of state to access the procedure.
The Senate voted decisively today in favor of a pair of amendments to the year-end omnibus spending bill that will require covered employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees affected by pregnancy and childbirth.
Convenience store chain Circle K will pay $8 million to resolve allegations that it denied reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees and employees with disabilities as the result of a nationwide settlement with the EEOC.