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**Policy GBAM\\ | **Policy GBAM\\ | ||
Accommodation of Pregnancy and Related Medical Conditions: Personnel\\ | Accommodation of Pregnancy and Related Medical Conditions: Personnel\\ | ||
- | Category: Recommended**\\ | + | School Board Approved: August 5, 2024**\\ |
**A. Policy Purpose**\\ | **A. Policy Purpose**\\ | ||
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This policy is intended to help District employees receive the accommodations related to pregnancy and related conditions to which they are entitled under Board policies AC and ACAC, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) regarding pregnant employees and employees with pregnancy related conditions, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).\\ | This policy is intended to help District employees receive the accommodations related to pregnancy and related conditions to which they are entitled under Board policies AC and ACAC, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) regarding pregnant employees and employees with pregnancy related conditions, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).\\ | ||
- | **B. Definitions**\\ | + | **B. Definitions**\\ |
1. Pregnancy. Under the PWFA, “pregnancy” and “childbirth” refer to the pregnancy or childbirth of the specific employee in question and include, but are not limited to, current pregnancy; past pregnancy; potential or intended pregnancy (which can include infertility, fertility treatment, and the use of contraception); labor; and childbirth (including vaginal and cesarean delivery).\\ | 1. Pregnancy. Under the PWFA, “pregnancy” and “childbirth” refer to the pregnancy or childbirth of the specific employee in question and include, but are not limited to, current pregnancy; past pregnancy; potential or intended pregnancy (which can include infertility, fertility treatment, and the use of contraception); labor; and childbirth (including vaginal and cesarean delivery).\\ | ||
2. Related Medical Conditions. “Related medical conditions” are medical conditions relating to the pregnancy or childbirth of the specific employee in question. This includes prenatal/antenatal, and postpartum medical conditions, as well as lactation and related conditions. See Policy ACN for lactation accommodations.\\ | 2. Related Medical Conditions. “Related medical conditions” are medical conditions relating to the pregnancy or childbirth of the specific employee in question. This includes prenatal/antenatal, and postpartum medical conditions, as well as lactation and related conditions. See Policy ACN for lactation accommodations.\\ | ||
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**D. Supporting Documentation**\\ | **D. Supporting Documentation**\\ | ||
- | The District will only seek reasonable documentation supporting the Employee’s need for accommodation due to pregnancy or a related medical condition when such documentation is necessary to determine reasonable accommodation and/or the expected duration of the need. | + | The District will only seek reasonable documentation supporting the Employee’s need for accommodation due to pregnancy or a related medical condition when such documentation is necessary to determine reasonable accommodation and/or the expected duration of the need.\\ |
The District will not seek supporting documentation when the need is obvious or already known. For example, a need for more frequent restroom breaks for a pregnant employee is obvious and, once the Employee has notified the District of the Employee’s pregnancy, the District would not require documentation supporting the ongoing need for more frequent restroom breaks.\\ | The District will not seek supporting documentation when the need is obvious or already known. For example, a need for more frequent restroom breaks for a pregnant employee is obvious and, once the Employee has notified the District of the Employee’s pregnancy, the District would not require documentation supporting the ongoing need for more frequent restroom breaks.\\ | ||
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Reports or complaints of violations of this policy should be made according to the Grievance Procedure found in policy ACAC.\\ | Reports or complaints of violations of this policy should be made according to the Grievance Procedure found in policy ACAC.\\ | ||
- | __District Policy History:__\\ | + | **District Policy History:**\\ |
- | First & Second reading/adopted: August 5, 2024\\ | + | **First & Second reading/adopted:** August 5, 2024\\ |
**District revision history:** New Policy\\ | **District revision history:** New Policy\\ | ||
**Legal References Disclaimer:** These references are not intended to be considered part of this policy, nor should they be taken as a comprehensive statement of the legal basis for the Board to enact this policy, nor as a complete recitation of related legal authority. Instead, they are provided as additional resources for those interested in the subject matter of the policy.\\ | **Legal References Disclaimer:** These references are not intended to be considered part of this policy, nor should they be taken as a comprehensive statement of the legal basis for the Board to enact this policy, nor as a complete recitation of related legal authority. Instead, they are provided as additional resources for those interested in the subject matter of the policy.\\ | ||
- | Federal Regulations References | + | **Federal Regulations References**\\ |
- | 89 FR 29182 | + | 89 FR 29182\\ |
**Federal Statutes References**\\ | **Federal Statutes References**\\ | ||
42 U.S.C. 2000gg\\ | 42 U.S.C. 2000gg\\ | ||
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{{policy_gbam_accommodation_of_pregnancy_and_related_medical_conditions_personnel.pdf | Download}}\\ | {{policy_gbam_accommodation_of_pregnancy_and_related_medical_conditions_personnel.pdf | Download}}\\ | ||
+ | [[[[:section_g|Section G]]\\ | ||
+ | [[:start|Policy Manual]] | ||