New Pregnancy Protections Regulations in the Workplace for 2023! How Should Employers Comply?
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Date
Sep 18, 2023 -
Time
13:00 PM EST -
Duration
90 Min
Overview:
The U.S. Senate passed
two acts that help working moms who are pregnant or breastfeeding. The Pregnant
Workers Fairness Act and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing
Mothers Act (known as the PUMP Act) were added to the 2023 omnibus spending bill,
which now passed the Senate and is headed for a House vote.
The PUMP Act:
The PUMP Act for
nursing mothers requires organizations to provide time and space for
breastfeeding parents. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 already requires that
employers provide reasonable time to express breast milk and provide a place
for pumping, other than the bathroom, that is shielded from view and private.
Pregnant Workers
Fairness Act:
The second bill which
helps mothers is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act which requires employers to
provide reasonable accommodations for medical conditions related to pregnancy
and childbirth. The law states that employers can’t deny employment
opportunities based on these pregnancy accommodations, and they can’t “require
employees to take paid or unpaid leave if another reasonable accommodation can
be provided.” The law will go into effect on June 27, 2023, and applies to
private employers with 15 or more employees.
The Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to provide reasonable break time for an
employee to express breast milk for their nursing child for one year after the
child's birth each time such employee has need to express the milk. Employees
are entitled to a place to pump at work, other than a bathroom, that is shielded
from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public.
Session Highlight:
· Learn how the PUMP Act
and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act helps employees and has challenges for
Employers.
· Learn what the requirements are for the federal regulations and when they are effective.
· Learn how the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) reasonable accommodations plays a critical factor in both regulations.
· Learn what types of reasonable accommodation meet the guidelines and which will cause a hardship.
· Learn the compensation factor of the time employees use for expressing milk according to the Department of Labor’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
· Learn if the FLSA requirements covers all employers.
· Learn how states are increasing their requirements for changes in the federal requirements to provide expanded protections for employees.
· Learn how Employers need to make changes to employee handbooks and policies to comply with the new regulations.
· Learn how training managers and supervisors will help Employers comply with the new regulations.
Why Should You Attend:
Employers should
review their handbooks and other policies to ensure that they are updated to
comply with these changes. In addition, employers should educate their
supervisors and managers about the changes in the law to help avoid inadvertent
missteps in the future.
Benefits For Attending:
This training will provide you clarity on newly updated PUMP Act & PWFA Act, what to do and how to safeguard yourself from litigation and fines. In addition, each training I offer free customized compliance tools for all attendees. Also get:
· SHRM Recertification
PDU Credits
· Free customized compliance tools in the form of guides, templates, policies, and toolkits
· Additional HR Compliance Supplemental Slides
· Free answer to all questions even after the training ends
Who Should Attend:
· All Employers
· Business Owners
· Company Leadership
· Compliance professionals
· HR Professionals
· Managers/Supervisors
· Employers in all industries
· Small Business Owners
· Large Business Owners
Ask your question
directly from our expert during the Q&A session following the live event.
Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public, Non-profit sectors and international compliance. Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.
Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.
Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).
1.5 SHRM-CP & 1.5 HRCI Credits