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Bob Casey Jr.: “We've never had a similar provision in law. It was very…”

Featuring: Bob Casey Jr., Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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[LIVE] Drive-in Town Hall with Sen. Bob Casey - Monaca, PA

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:18

It didn't say that employer has to do anything the employee wants. It has to be reasonable. And what's reasonable for this company might be different for that company. We've never had a similar provision in law. It was very clear in the law for folks in the workplace who happen to be pregnant women. And often in the workplace, when a woman is pregnant and she is seeking those reasonable accommodations, the employer has been basically saying either no or no because the law doesn't require I do that. (1:00:18–1:00:30)

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Asserts that there is no clear legal provision for reasonable accommodations for pregnant women in the workplace.

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