Accommodating Pregnant and Nursing Women in the Workplace

Pregnancy and nursing are not disabilities in themselves, but many pregnancy-related conditions are. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires employers to modify a pregnant or nursing worker's job much as they would for a disabled employee, for example by adjusting duties, allowing extra breaks or setting lifting limits. The Affordable Care Act provisions of the FLSA require covered employers to accommodate nursing employees.

This 60-minute pregnancy accommodation webinar explains the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees under Title VII, the PDA, the ADA, the FMLA and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. You'll learn whether pregnancy counts as a disability, federal and state nursing rules, when post-partum conditions are pregnancy-related, when you may ask for a doctor's note and common mistakes.

• Apply best practices for accommodating pregnant and post-partum employees
• Explain obligations under Title VII and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
• Coordinate pregnancy accommodations with the FMLA and ADA
• Describe the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
• Accommodate nursing employees under federal and state law
• Understand the current legal landscape for pregnancy accommodation

• Whether pregnancy is a disability under the ADA
• Nursing accommodations under federal and state laws
• When post-partum conditions may be pregnancy-related
• When employers may require physician documentation
• Common mistakes in the accommodation process
• Accommodations for which an employer cannot claim undue hardship

Women are working later into pregnancy, and several states have passed laws giving pregnant workers protections similar to the ADA's, including reasonable accommodation. Employers need to know how to agree on accommodations and which ones they can't refuse on undue hardship grounds.

This session suits HR generalists and staff, benefit analysts, department managers, supervisors and small business owners.

• HR generalists and staff
• Benefit analysts
• Department managers and supervisors
• Small business owners and operators

Diane L. Dee, President and Founder of Advantage HR Consulting, LLC is a senior Human Resources professional with over 25 years of experience in the HR arena. Diane’s background includes experience in HR consulting, training, and administration in corporate, government, consulting, and pro bono environments.

Diane founded Advantage HR Consulting in early 2016. Under Diane’s leadership, Advantage HR Consulting provides comprehensive, cost-effective Human Resources solutions for small to mid-sized public and private firms in the greater Chicagoland area.  Diane also develops and conducts webinars on a wide variety of HR compliance and administrative topics for various training firms across the country.   Additionally, Diane is the author of multiple white papers addressing various HR compliance topics.

Diane holds a Master's Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and has attained SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications. Diane is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Society for Human Resource Management. Additionally, Diane performs pro bono work through the Taproot Foundation assisting non-profit clients by integrating their Human Resources goals with their corporate strategies.