Florida Resort Pays $100,000 To End EEOC’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Case

(October 14, 2024, 11:20 AM EDT) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida hotel and resort will pay $100,000 to end a complaint by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging violations of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated a worker shortly after she requested leave to recover and grieve following a stillbirth during the fifth month of her pregnancy, according to a consent decree approved by a federal judge on Oct. 11....