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NC H514
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/8/2021
Primary Sponsor
Julie von Haefen
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AI Summary
- Establishes Chapter 168B to protect pregnant employees from discrimination and requires reasonable accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions, including lactation
- Defines "reasonable accommodations" to include physical workplace changes, duty modifications, break periods, private lactation spaces, seating provisions, flexible schedules, and other adjustments, while excluding requirements to hire additional staff or alter seniority systems
- Applies to employers with 15 or more employees within North Carolina and prohibits discrimination in hiring, promotion, compensation, and employment terms based on pregnancy or childbirth
- Requires employers to post notices of pregnancy discrimination protections conspicuously and provide individual notice to new employees at hire, existing employees within 120 days, and employees who notify employer of pregnancy within 10 days
- Allows pregnant employees to file civil actions in superior court for discriminatory practices, with potential remedies including declaratory relief, injunctive relief, back pay (up to three years prior), and reasonable attorneys' fees, with a three-year statute of limitations
Legislative Description
NC Healthy Pregnancy Act
Public
Last Action
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
4/12/2021
Committee Referrals
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House4/12/2021
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