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federal judge in Louisiana has struck down a provision of a rule for implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) that required employers to consider workplace accommodation requests related to abortion.J
udge David C. Joseph, a Trump appointee, found on May 21 that an EEOC rule treating abortion as a “related medical condition” under the PWFA is unconstitutional as it goes further than the original legislation. Joseph said the EEOC must revise the rule, which was finalized in April 2024, to comply with the court&rsq
uo;s order.Although employers will no longer have to consider accommodations for elective abortions as a result