2013 New York City Local Law 78 Prohibiting Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Pregnancy or Childbirth
Type
Ordinance
Year
2013
Level
City or Town
State(s)
New York
Policy Areas
Children & Families, Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health
This local law prohibits discrimination in employment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. This local law makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation to the needs of an employee for her pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition that will allow the employee to perform the essential requisites of the job, provided that such employee's pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition is known or should have been known by the employer.