The United Nations Human Rights Council will release a report in June, 2016 to dispel the “myth” that U.S. women enjoy rights and protections under law consistent with international standards.1 EHS pros must stay alert to how the UN report plays out in the political arena and subsequently impacts the workplace. U.S. women’s “health and safety protections” are among the rights that fall behind international standards, according to the UN’s December 2015 preliminary findings on U.S. women’s rights. Findings include:
• The UN expert group was “shocked” by the “lack of mandatory standards for workplace accommodation” for pregnant women; and,