E2SSB 5217 — Expanding pregnancy-related accommodations.

What this bill does

Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to enforce the requirements for workplace accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions, rather than the Attorney General's Office. Requires employers with less than fifteen employees and religious organizations to comply with the requirements for workplace accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions, in addition to employers with fifteen or more employers as provided in current law. Specifies that employers must pay employees for at their regular compensation rate for any breaks for expressing breast milk, and provides that those breaks are in addition to other required meal and rest breaks. Requires a court to grant a request for delay or excusal from jury service for any person who attests that he or she is unable to serve due to having an infant under 12 months old.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 2025
  71 yea · 25 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 18, 2025
  40 yea · 8 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 10, 2025
  43 yea · 6 nay

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