The pregnant workers fairness act, explained

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🗓️ 11 January 2023

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What happens if someone can't perform their job in the same way because of pregnancy? Until now, they could be sent home without pay – essentially lose their job. But a new law aims to change that, by requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant people. For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:11.8	This is the Indicated for Planet Money.
0:13.0	I'm Adrian Ma.
0:14.1	And I'm Whalen Wong.
0:15.6	Last week, the U.S. Capitol Building briefly resembled a daycare.
0:20.1	We are talking about literal children.
0:22.4	All these congressional representatives brought their families to Washington DC for their
0:26.0	swearing and ceremony.
0:27.5	But then with all the chaos around the speaker vote, there were kids just like hanging out
0:31.1	in the house chamber with their parents.
0:33.0	Reps, bounce in babies and tweeting about diaper changes.
0:36.3	And seeing all these little kids in a room where legislators vote made us, made us think
0:41.4	about a new law that is supposed to support families that has taken a long time to get
0:46.4	passed.
0:47.4	We're talking ten years.
0:48.4	Yeah, think of all the milestones you as a parent would have experienced in the last
0:52.4	decade while this bill was trying to get done.
0:58.6	Your kid would have said their first word and taken their first steps.
1:02.3	They would have gotten hotty trained, started school, maybe gained a new sibling or two.
1:07.5	And that is how long it took for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to become a reality.
1:12.0	It's been a very long road for this piece of legislation.
1:15.5	This law, by the way, was part of the big $1.7 trillion spending bill which passed Congress
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