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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1448: Pregnancy accommodations

Providing reasonable accommodations in the workplace for pregnant women.

Summary

  • Requires an employer (that employs 15 or more employees) to provide reasonable accommodations to an employee for pregnancy-related or childbirth-related health conditions, if requested with written certification from a health care provider, unless the employer demonstrates undue hardship.
  • Provides that certain accommodations are not undue hardships and do not require a health care provider's written certification.
  • Requires the employee and employer to engage in an interactive process regarding a request.
  • Requires the Attorney General to investigate complaints, and requires a person to file a complaint and exhaust the complaint process before filing a civil cause of action.
  • Defines "reasonable accommodation" and "undue hardship."

From the House Bill Analysis 2017 (HB 1448), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Michelle Valdez (R-26)
Introduced
January 20, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing reasonable accommodations in the workplace for pregnant women;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Michelle Valdez (R-26)

10 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Paul Graves R-5Melanie Stambaugh R-25Dan Griffey R-35Vicki Kraft R-17Drew Stokesbary R-31Dick Muri R-28Matt Manweller R-13Luanne Van Werven R-42Joyce McDonald R-25Dave Hayes R-10

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1448 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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