Pro-abortion mandate must be removed from Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, federal judge rules

Pro-abortion mandate must be removed from Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, federal judge rules

US District Judge David Joseph ruled May 21 that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) must remove language requiring employers to accommodate employee abortions, according to… The post Pro-abortion mandate must be removed from Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, federal judge rules appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Federal Court Vacates PWFA Abortion Accommodation Mandate - The MJ Companies

On May 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) requirement that employers must accommodate elective abortions and the inclusion of abortion as a pregnancy-related medical condition for purposes of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Background The PWFA took effect on June […]

U.S. employers no longer have to give women workers free time to abort, according to a new decision by a federal judge appointed by Trump. District Federal Judge David Joseph of Louisiana’s West District ruled on Wednesday that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had incorrectly applied its authority by including abortion in pregnancy-related conditions covered by the Pregnant Workers Equity Act passed in 2022, according to a CBS News re…