HB 827

Abstract

Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of persons related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Requires employers, defined in the bill, to make reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of a person related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, if such accommodation is necessary to assist such person in performing a particular job, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer. The bill also prohibits employers from taking any adverse action against an employee who requests or uses a reasonable accommodation and from denying employment or promotion opportunities to an otherwise qualified applicant or employee because such employer will be required to make reasonable accommodation to the applicant or employee. The bill creates a cause of action against any employer who denies any of the rights afforded by the bill and permits the court or jury to award compensatory damages, back pay, and other equitable relief. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to SB 712.

Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of persons related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Requires employers, defined in the bill, to make reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of a person related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, if such accommodation is necessary to assist such person in performing a particular job, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer. The bill also prohibits employers from taking any adverse action against an employee who requests or uses a reasonable accommodation, and from denying employment or promotion opportunities to an otherwise qualified applicant or employee because such employer will be required to make reasonable accommodation to the applicant or employee. The bill creates a cause of action against any employer who denies any of the rights afforded by the bill, and permits the court or jury to award compensatory and punitive damages, back pay, and other equitable relief. The bill makes technical amendments.

Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination onthe basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions;reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of persons relatedto pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Requiresemployers, defined in the bill, to make reasonable accommodationfor the known limitations of a person related to pregnancy, childbirth,or related medical conditions, if such accommodation is necessaryto assist such person in performing a particular job, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an unduehardship on the employer. The bill also prohibits employers fromtaking any adverse action against an employee who requests or usesa reasonable accommodation, and from denying employment or promotionopportunities to an otherwise qualified applicant or employee becausesuch employer will be required to make reasonable accommodation tothe applicant or employee. The bill creates a cause of action againstany employer who denies any of the rights afforded by the bill, and permits the court or jury to award compensatory, punitive, and otherdamages. The bill makes technical amendments.