Accommodations are more than the ADA
This newly passed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) law is changing the way we look at accommodations from an employer servicing and industry perspective. This is significant in that medical accommodations will no longer be governed by just the federal ADA, but also the federal PWFA.
Effective 6/27/23, all US employees at employers with 15 or more employees are entitled to accommodations on account of pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions. This law will have immediate impact on employers. As a federal accommodation law that requires evaluation for pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions; this will be supported by the Sun Life ADA product offering.
In order to be more inclusive, Sun Life will be changing our name to “Health Accommodations” and updating the name of the ADA products to be “Accommodation” products.
- Sun life Absence Management Solutions & ADA Accommodations = Sun Life Absence Management Solutions & Health Accommodations
- ADA Services = Accommodation Services
- ADA Consulting = Accommodation Consulting
To learn more about the PWFA, read the updates written by in-house counsel Marjory Robertson, JD and shared in our Q4 2022 Sun Life Compliance Newsletter.