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ND HB1463

Bill

Status

Passed

4/6/2015

Primary Sponsor

Naomi Muscha

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Origin

House of Representatives

64th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends North Dakota Century Code section 14-02.4-03 to require employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant individuals, treating pregnancy as a basis for reasonable accommodation similar to physical or mental disability.

  • Specifies that employers are not required to provide accommodations that would disrupt normal business operations, threaten health or safety, contradict business necessity, or impose undue hardship.

  • Requires employers to consider business size, type, financial resources, and estimated cost and extent of accommodation when determining if providing reasonable accommodation would cause undue hardship.

  • Passed the House with 93 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 absent; passed the Senate with 45 yeas, 1 nay, and 1 absent.

Legislative Description

Reasonable accommodations in the workplace for pregnancy.

Last Action

Signed by Governor 04/06

4/6/2015

Committee Referrals

Industry, Business, and Labor1/19/2015

Full Bill Text

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