New Pregnancy Protections Regulations in the Workplace for 2023! How Should Employers Comply?

Two federal laws address pregnant and nursing employees: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act).

The PWFA requires reasonable accommodations for medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth, applies to private employers with 15 or more employees and has an effective date of June 27, 2023. Employers can't deny opportunities based on these accommodations or force leave when another accommodation would work.

Under the PUMP Act and FLSA, employers must give nursing employees reasonable break time for one year after birth and a private place to pump that isn't a bathroom. This 90-minute webinar explains both laws, the role of ADA accommodation, pay rules and state expansions.

• Explain the requirements of the PWFA and PUMP Act
• Apply reasonable accommodation principles to pregnancy and lactation
• Tell acceptable accommodations from those that cause undue hardship
• Determine FLSA pay and coverage rules for lactation breaks
• Track state laws that expand federal protections
• Update handbooks and train managers to comply

• How the PUMP Act and PWFA help employees and the challenges for employers
• Federal requirements and their effective dates
• How ADA reasonable accommodation applies to both laws
• Which accommodations meet the guidelines and which cause undue hardship
• Whether time spent expressing milk must be paid under the FLSA
• Whether the FLSA requirements cover all employers
• How states are expanding protections beyond federal law
• Updating employee handbooks and policies
• Training managers and supervisors

Employers need to review their handbooks and other policies so they reflect these laws, and train supervisors and managers on the changes to avoid accidental missteps that could lead to claims.

This session suits employers in all industries, business owners and company leaders, HR and compliance professionals, and the managers and supervisors who handle accommodation requests.

• All Employers
• Business Owners
• Company Leadership
• Compliance professionals
• HR Professionals
• Managers/Supervisors
• Employers in all industries 

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 and Non-profit sectors.  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 is a speaker and accomplished trainer and has created and presented compliance seminars/webinars for over 16 US and International compliance institutes. Margie has testified as a compliance subject matter expert (SME) for several regulatory agencies and against regulatory agencies, thank goodness not on the same day. Margie offers compliance training to HR professionals, business owners, and leadership to ensure compliance with workplace and regulations. 
Margie’s unique training philosophy includes providing free customized tools for all attendees. These tools are customized and have been proven to be part an effective risk management strategy. Some of the customized tools include the I-9 Self Audit. Correction and Storage program, Ban the Box Decision Matrix Policy that Employers can provide in a dispute for allegations, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance Guide, Drug-Free Workplace Volatile Termination E-Book and other compliance program tools when attendees register and attend Margie’s trainings.
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).