Following publication of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), partner Sharon Masling spoke with Law360 about restrictions on employers making medical documentation requests of employees. Sharon said employers may want to train employees who will be handling accommodation requests under the new law.
"I think many employers still need to get up to speed on the new regulation and the differences in the requirements: the fact that they cannot always seek medical documentation, the fact that there are two reasonableness standards," Sharon said. "The regulations have enough differences that, in many instances, it might make more sense to have a separate process for pregnancy accommodation requests."