Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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This legislation requires employers, including counties, to provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees for circumstances related to pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions. Reasonable accommodations include more frequent or longer breaks, time off to recover from childbirth, acquisition or modification of equipment, seating, temporary transfer to a less strenuous or hazardous position, job restructuring, light duty, private nonbathroom space for expressing breast milk, assistance with manual labor or modified work schedules if requested by the applicant or employee. |