The EEOC Updates Rules Against Pregnancy Discrimination for the First Time in 30 Years

The agency clarified several policies, including one that spells out when businesses may have to provide pregnant workers light duty and another that bans employers from forcing a pregnant worker to take leave even in cases when she’s able to continue on the job.

The policy also clarifies that lactation is a pregnancy-related medical condition and so has all the protections of the law, including requirements for schedule flexibility and a private place to express milk.

On the subject of caregivers, the EEOC stated that employers who allow parental leave must provide it to men and women equally.

My hot take is, this is great. More at NPR.