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If your pregnant employee experiences a stillbirth or miscarriage, whatever you do, don’t do this

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Today’s lesson is about the interplay between the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires employers to accommodate known disabilities absent undue hardship, and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which took effect last year and also requires an employer to accommodate known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions unless doing so will result in an undue hardship.

Suppose one of your workers who is well into her pregnancy experiences a stillbirth. As one could imagine, the sudden loss causes the worker to endure significant physical and mental trauma. The emotional toll might

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