Ready to help end pregnancy discrimination? * RSVP now for a fun and
high-impact advocacy event on Capitol Hill – Thursday, Feb. 27th,
9am-12pm! *
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Dear Friend,
Looking for a hope-filled bright spot amidst the current state of national
politics in DC? Read on!
You’re invited to join MomsRising staff, other DC-area members, and kiddos
next Thursday, February 27th on Capitol Hill for a fun and high-impact
lobby day in support of the incredibly popular and *bipartisan* Pregnant
Workers Fairness Act, which would require employers to provide simple
accommodations that pregnant workers might need (like a stool to sit on or
extra bathroom breaks) so that nobody has to choose between a paycheck and
a healthy pregnancy.
[ [link removed] ]RSVP HERE!
>>> Free breakfast, lunch and other goodies – like a t-shirt and aluminum
water bottle – are all part of this advocacy event too! <<<
Here are the details:
What: We will visit the offices of key U.S. Representatives to drop off
information about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, along with a
custom-designed water bottle because pregnant workers are still getting
fired in 2020 for requesting medically-necessary workplace accommodations,
like needing to have a water bottle on shift or avoid heavy lifting.
When: Thursday, February 27th → 9:00am to around 12:00pm (noon). It’s okay
if you can’t stay for the whole time!
Where: Our 9am meet-up location is TBD, but it will be in one of the
Congressional Office Buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC
Who: You, your kids, friends + family, MomsRising staff, and coalition
partners like the National Women’s Law Center, The National Partnership
for Women & Families,The ACLU, A Better Balance, and March of Dimes.
[ [link removed] ]RSVP HERE for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act advocacy day!
Last year, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694) was introduced
with bipartisan support and just last month, the U.S. House Committee on
Education & Labor approved the bill with a bipartisan vote.
Soon, the full U.S. House of Representatives could vote on this important
legislation, so it’s critical that we show up on Thursday, February 27th
to garner more support for the bill and ensure its passage!
Can you join us? RSVP
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As you can imagine, pregnancy discrimination has dire consequences for a
family’s economic security because it leaves pregnant workers without a
paycheck at the moment they need it most. Women of color and immigrant
women are disproportionately impacted by pregnancy discrimination because
they’re overrepresented in physically-demanding industries that both most
commonly require and deny simple accommodation requests.
Nobody should ever have to choose between their paycheck and the health of
their pregnancy, but too many workers still face this impossible choice
today.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would require employers to make the same
sort of reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers that are already
made for employees with disabilities. These accommodations are simple
things like being able to have a stool at a cash register station.
[ [link removed] ]Sign up here to attend the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act Lobby Day on
February 27th!
Together, we can make sure pregnancy discrimination finally becomes a
thing of the past.
– Sara, Joy, Nina, and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team
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