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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§2000gg–3 Rulemaking

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 21G— - PREGNANT WORKER FAIRNESS › § 2000gg–3

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commission must write rules in an accessible format within 1 year after December 29, 2022 (by December 29, 2023). The rules must follow the usual federal rulemaking steps and must give examples of reasonable accommodations for known limits tied to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Within 6 months after the Commission issues those rules, the Board (as defined elsewhere in the law) must issue rules to apply the law to the employees covered by it. The Board’s rules should match the Commission’s rules, but the Board may change them if it gives a clear, stated reason showing the change would better protect rights or make the rules work.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2000gg–3

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Not later than 1 year after December 29, 2022, the Commission shall issue regulations in an accessible format in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 to carry out this chapter. Such regulations shall provide examples of reasonable accommodations addressing known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
(b)(1)Not later than 6 months after the Commission issues regulations under subsection (a), the Board (as defined in section 1301 of title 2) shall (in accordance with section 1384 of title 2), issue regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter made applicable to employees described in section 2000gg(3)(B) of this title, under section 2000gg–2(b) of this title.
(2)The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as substantive regulations issued by the Commission under subsection (a) except to the extent that the Board may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the regulations issued under paragraph (1) that a modification of such substantive regulations would be more effective for the implementation of the rights and protection under this chapter.

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Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after Dec. 29, 2022, see section 109 of div. II of Pub. L. 117–328, set out as a note under section 2000gg of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2000gg–3

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73