Judge vacates federal rules requiring employers to provide accommodations for abortions
May 21, 2025
A federal judge in Louisiana on Wednesday struck down government regulations requiring most employers nationwide to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions. Judge David Joseph’s ruling was a victory for conservative lawmakers and religious groups who decried the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s decision to include abortion among pregnancy-related conditions in regulations on how to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which passed in December 2022. The EEOC’s decision swiftly prompted several lawsuits and eroded what had been strong bipartisan support for the law designed to strengthen the rights of pregnant workers.
