This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (S.B. 212) recently signed into law by Delaware Governor Jack A. Markell. The new Act requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees whose ability to work is limited by pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related conditions, as long as the accommodation does not constitute an undue hardship. Undue hardship factors to be considered include the size of the employer, the nature and cost of the accommodation and the effect it would have on business operations. Employers also are prohibited from denying a job to a pregnant applicant who needs workplace accommodations, forcing a pregnant employee to take paid or unpaid leave when reasonable accommodation is available and making changes to a pregnant employee’s work when not necessary. The new law became effective immediately.