HB1 Alabama 2022 Session

Under existing state law, employees in Alabama have no protections against pregnancy discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any other term or condition of employment

This bill would create the Alabama Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires that employers provide reasonable accommodations for employees related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions unless the accommodation would cause an undue hardship on the employer

This bill would require employers to post a notice of employee rights and authorize the Department of Labor to administer and enforce the Alabama Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Relating to unlawful employment practices; to create the Alabama Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to provide workplace protections against pregnancy discrimination and related medical conditions; to add Chapter 15 to Title 25, Code of Alabama 1975; and to amend Sections 25-2-2 and 25-2-7, Code of Alabama 1975.