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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and How Companies can be Compliant
- The History of The Pregnancy Discrimination Act.(PDA)
- What specific Employers are covered under this Act and their responsibilities.
- Recent Court Decisions.
- What Employees are covered under this Act and their responsibilities.
- What Leave is Provided to Covered Employees.
- Returning to Work, rights and responsibilities of the employee and Employer.
Overview of the webinar
Pregnancy discrimination involves treating a woman (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) is an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII. Women affected by pregnancy or related conditions must be treated in the same manner as other applicants or employees who are similar in their ability or inability to work.
Who should attend?
- All public agencies, including state, local and federal employers, local education agencies (schools)
- Private-sector employers who employed 50 or more employees
- Joint employers and successors of covered employers
- Federal contractors with 50 or more employees
- HR professionals
- Financial Officers
- In-House Counsel
- Affirmative Action/EEO Officers
- New sanitation or quality supervisors
- Operations or maintenance managers/supervisors
- Senior management
- Consultants
Why should you attend?
Effective administration of human resource programs and activities related to employees who are pregnant and or who may be returning to work are necessary to ensure compliance with Federal and State Law. All companies, employees and applicants for employment that want to learn about who is covered under The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) should attend this webinar to obtain a clear understanding about their obligations, rights and responsibilities under the law.
Learning Objectives:
- The History of The Pregnancy Discrimination Act.(PDA)
- What specific Employers are covered under this Act and their responsibilities.
- Recent Court Decisions.
- What Employees are covered under this Act and their responsibilities.
- What Leave is Provided to Covered Employees.
- Returning to Work, rights and responsibilities of the employee and Employer.
Faculty - Mr.Harold Levy
U. Harold Levy is a national and international speaker, trainer, consultant and recognized expert on civil rights compliance issues, human resources, leadership and management. Mr. Levy has over 25 years of experience in the profession, most recently as the Eastern Regional Business Enterprise Analyst for the Department of General Services, Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities. Some of Harold’s clients have included major pharmaceutical corporations, Police Departments, colleges and universities, and state and county government agencies.
Harold Levy has published several articles on topics relating to Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action, Equity Issues, Student Recruitment and Retention, Civil rights and Human Resource Issues. A graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, Harold Levy has a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and is a certified Mediation Counselor. Mr. Levy is the recipient of many awards including the prestigious Administrative Service Award at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the Tri-State Consortium of Opportunity Programs for New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Mr. Levy is an adjunct Sociology at Northampton Community College and serves in several communities and professional organizations including Northampton County Human Relations Advisory Council on the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission; American Association for Affirmative Action and as President of the Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education