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Here are just a few of the things disabled people need in order to realize the goal of true disability pride.

It's going to be more than two years before Minnesota's paid family and medical leave program is up and running, providing new parents paid time off to bond with their newborn child. But Minnesota's DFL-led Legislature passed a slew of other changes last session for new or expecting parents, from job protections and unpaid leave requirements to lactating accommodations at work. A handful of ...

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Natasha Jackson faced what she says was pregnancy discrimination 13 years ago. Jackson told ABC News that her workplace placed her on a 12-week unpaid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave because her doctor recommended she avoid lifting anything over 20 pounds, a medical recommendation commonly made to pregnant women.

Currently, workers are protected from discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA), which amended...

Pregnant and postpartum workers now have access to 'reasonable accommodations' after the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect on June 27. State laws, such as California's, that are more protective of workers are not preempted.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which went into effect Tuesday, requires employers to offer more accommodations to pregnant workers.