aCCommoDaTIng prEgnanCY-rELaTED LImITaTIons
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The Supreme Court of Florida
and the Florida Legislature have
recently weighed in. In Delva v.
Continental Group, Inc., 137 So. 3d
371 (Fla. 2014), the Florida Supreme
Court held that the prohibition
against sex discrimination in the
Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA)
includes pregnancy discrimination.
Following Delva, the Florida
Legislature amended the FCRA
to explicitly prohibit pregnancy
discrimination. See ยง 760.10,
Fla. Stat.
And so, there is no easy answer
when it comes to the accommodation
of pregnancy-related limitations.
To ensure they are on the right side
of the law, Florida employers faced
with requests for pregnancy-related
accommodations should, at a
minimum, review the ADA, PDA,
Labor & Employment Law Section CLE
on november 8, the Labor & Employment Law section met to receive an update
and FCRA to determine whether
a reasonable accommodation is
warranted and
ensure that
workplace
policies are being
applied evenly.
Author:
Julie A.
Girard - Phelps
Dunbar LLP
Thank you also to seacoast Bank
for sponsoring this informative luncheon.
on what is happening at the national Labor relations Board. The featured speaker
on the topic for the CLE was David Cohen, who is the regional director of region 12
and subregion 24 for the national Labor relations Board. The section appreciates
mr. Cohen taking the time to speak to the group.
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