This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act (L.B. 627) recently signed into law by Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts. The new law requires Nebraska employers to reasonably accommodate employees whose ability to work is limited by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, as long as the accommodation does not constitute an undue hardship. The new law requires a pregnant employee to show that she has a "known physical limitation" in order to justify a request for an accommodation. The law also prohibits discrimination against workers due to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, prohibits retaliation against individuals who request or use an accommodation related to pregnancy and childbirth, and extends legal protections for disabled workers to include employees with childbearing-related medical conditions. The new law takes effect in September 2015.