Members of New York's Congressional delegation want to make it easier for pregnant women in the workplace.
Representatives Jerrold Nadler of Manhattan and Brooklyn and Carolyn Maloney of Manhattan and Queens introduced the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in Washington Tuesday.
If passed, it would require employers to make accommodations for workers who are pregnant, such as limiting physically strenuous aspects of a job.
Employers would be forbidden to force pregnant workers to take leave.