Kaiser Health News (1/26, Covert) reports, “Miscarriage, which occurs in about a quarter of all pregnancies, is the most common form of loss of a pregnancy.” However, “there are no national laws that protect people when they need time off from work to deal with the loss.” Across the US, 30 “states and five localities…have enacted laws that require employers to offer workers accommodations related to pregnancy, which can include time off to recover from a miscarriage,” yet “outside those states, workers are protected only by” the Pregnancy Discrimination Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Related Links:
— “After Miscarriages, Workers Have Few Guarantees for Time Off or Job-Based Help ” Bryce Covert, Kaiser Health News, January 26, 2022