This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses additional protections for pregnant women in the workplace, and the new posting and notice requirements for employers regarding these new rights under the Illinois Human Rights Act. The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees, and job applicants, for any medical or common condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, and makes it unlawful to refuse to hire or otherwise retaliate against employees or applicants for requesting accommodations. Employers must post in a visible location, and include in any maintained employee handbook, the IDHR’s notice summarizing the new requirements and provide information about filing a discrimination charge with the IDHR, including a failure to accommodate claim. The new law takes effect on January 1, 2015.