Contact: Emily J. Bordens; Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. (New Jersey, USA)
Recently, in a prior Alert, we notified you that New York City’s Human Rights Law had been amended to require that employers offer a “reasonable accommodation” to “pregnant employees who suffer medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth.” It now looks like New Jersey is following suit.
On September 30, 2013, a bill sponsored by New Jersey Senator Loretta Weinberg was introduced which, if passed, would amend the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) to prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The NJLAD applies to employers in New Jersey of any size.
