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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska mothers-to-be will have better employment protection under a bill headed to a final vote in the Legislature.
Senators advanced a measure Monday that would require employers to acknowledge physical limitations of pregnancy and make accommodations for employees. The bill also would bar discrimination against pregnant women in employment practices like hiring or firing.
The bill by Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha won second-round approval on a voice vote.
Mello says the bill complies with a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold an appeals case by a pregnant woman who asked for job accommodations similar to those available to workers with physical disabilities.
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The bill is LB627.
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