The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065, February 2021) is being fast-tracked into federal law. The bill has wide bipartisan support. President Biden campaigned on the law’s passage. June 2021 is a reasonable timeframe for the law’s enactment. When properly understood, this law will help transform how OHS is practiced in the United States.
A PWFA bill first appeared in 2012 and has inched closer to passage each following year. The PWFA passed the U.S. House by a vote of 329-73 in September 2020. The Senate, bogged down by historical events in late-2020, could not find time for a vote. The Senate should have time to act this year.