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Signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 29, 2022 The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is a United States law meant to eliminate discrimination and ensure workplace accommodations for workers with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. [ 1 ]
Early postnatal hospital discharge generally refers to the postpartum hospital discharge of the mother and newborn within 48 hours. [1] The duration of what is considered "early discharge" varies between countries from 12 to 72 hours due to the differences in average duration of hospital stay. [ 2 ]
The new law promises paid leave following births as well as the ability to be granted an additional 12 week paid leave if there is a complication to the mother as a result of birth, or a complication with the child's health. This new law is applied to all employers with 25 or more employees under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA). [41]
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -California's attorney general on Monday sued a Catholic hospital accused of refusing to provide an emergency abortion in February to a woman whose water broke ...
The court held that a cesarean section at the end of a full-term pregnancy was here deemed to be medically necessary by doctors to avoid a substantial risk that the fetus would die during delivery due to uterine rupture. The risk of uterine rupture was estimated at 4–6% according to the hospital's doctors and 2% according to Pemberton's doctors.
Here are the facts about the state's paid leave, which parents (and others!) can receive, beginning in 2024. New moms who work in Colorado will be able to take paid leave beginning in 2024. Getty ...
The laws are often "so vague that it makes it difficult for people to decide under what circumstances they're going to provide care," said Dr. Jonas Swartz, an OB/GYN at Duke Health in Durham ...
Geduldig v. Aiello, 417 U.S. 484 (1974), was an equal protection case in the United States in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on whether unfavorable treatment to pregnant women could count as sex discrimination.