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GA SB283
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/1/2023
Primary Sponsor
Brian Strickland
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AI Summary
- Requires employers with 10 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions, including more frequent breaks, light duty, temporary transfers, modified schedules, and private non-bathroom space for expressing breast milk
- Prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees who request accommodations, forcing employees to accept unwanted accommodations, counting pregnancy-related absences against attendance policies, or failing to reinstate employees to equivalent positions after accommodations end
- Places the burden of proving undue hardship on the employer, considering factors such as the cost of accommodations, overall financial resources, business size, and operational impact
- Creates a civil cause of action with a two-year statute of limitations for pregnancy discrimination and retaliation, with remedies including lost wages, compensatory and punitive damages, reinstatement, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief
- Requires employers to provide written notice of pregnancy discrimination rights to new hires at the start of employment, existing employees within 120 days of the law's effective date, and any employee who reports a pregnancy within 10 days of notification
Legislative Description
"Pregnancy Protection Act"; enact
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
2/26/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/2/2023
Full Bill Text
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