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Question: Do employees have to be employed for 12 months or work 1,250 hours to qualify for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), or do they qualify as soon as they begin employment?
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Answer: The PWFA applies to employees as soon as they begin employment, and it also applies to applicants. Under the federal PWFA, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations for both current and potential employees who have a known limitation stemming from a condition related to pregnancy, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship to the