Pregnancy Accommodations

Maine Legislature Passes Bill Granting Pregnant Workers the Right to Reasonable Accommodations

June 19, 2019
Pregnant Workers Fairness

Today, after years of hard work from advocates, the Maine legislature passed the nation’s 27th law guaranteeing pregnant workers the clear right to reasonable accommodations when needed to keep them safe and on the job.The bill would make it illegal for Maine employers to discriminate against pregnant workers by denying them reasonable accommodations, if they can make those accommodations without undue hardship.

A Better Balance Applauds Bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Introduced Today in the U.S. House of Representatives

May 14, 2019
Pregnant Workers Fairness

On the heels of the release of A Better Balance’s new report “Long Overdue,” U.S. Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), John Katko (R-N.Y.), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-W.A.), Lucy McBath (D-G.A.), and Bobby Scott (D-VA) today introduced the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).

New Policy Brief Released in Partnership with ThinkTennessee Highlights the Urgent Need for Policies that Support Tennessee’s Working Women and Families

May 14, 2019
Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Time, Pregnant Workers Fairness, State Laws, Workplace Equality

Our new policy brief--State of Our State: Women in the Workforce, released jointly with nonpartisan think tank ThinkTennessee--highlights the systemic barriers in Tennessee that prevent women, especially women of color and mothers, from achieving economic security.

REPORT: Long Overdue – It Is Time for the Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

May 8, 2019

Executive Summary PDF of Full Report Here Press Release Here More than forty years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), pregnant workers are still being forced to…

A Better Balance Joins Black Women Leaders in Calling for Justice for Black Mothers

April 11, 2019
Uncategorized

A Better Balance is proud to follow the lead of BMMA and their incredible partners in dismantling systemic racism and fighting for equitable policies and systems of care that allow all Black mothers to thrive.

Kentucky Poised to Become Twenty-Fifth State to Guarantee Pregnant Workers A Clear Right to Workplace Accommodations

March 28, 2019
Pregnant Workers Fairness

Over the past five years, A Better Balance has been working closely on this legislation. We are thrilled that the Kentucky legislature has taken this important step forward in ensuring that no one has to choose between her job and a healthy pregnancy.

Testimony: 2019 NYC Pregnancy and Caregiver Hearing

March 25, 2019

International Women’s Day

March 8, 2019
Workplace Equality

This International Women’s Day please take a moment to learn more about how inclusive workplace policies that recognize the demands of caregiving can help our society maintain a better balance and strengthen communities across the country.

ABB Co-Authors Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Alabama Worker Denied Pregnancy Accommodation

February 25, 2019
Pregnant Workers Fairness

We will be monitoring this case closely in the months ahead, as we work to ensure that no woman is forced to choose between her economic security and a healthy pregnancy.

BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE A BETTER BALANCE, CENTER FOR WORKLIFE LAW, ET AL. IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT URGING REVERSAL

February 25, 2019