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GuamBill No. 210-38 (COR)38th Guam Legislature (2025-2026)legislatureWALLET
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 3 TO DIVISION 1, CHAPTER 6, TITLE 17 OF THE GUAM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS, RELATIVE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 36-118, THE “PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT.”
Sponsored By: Telo T. Taitague (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Pregnant workers gain rights with medical certification
Guam employers with at least 15 employees and Guam government employers must provide reasonable work changes for pregnancy- or childbirth-related limitations. The U.S. government is excluded. Workers must provide healthcare-provider certification on a Department of Labor-approved form; the limitation need not qualify as a disability. Employers can refuse changes that cause undue hardship. Employers cannot deny job opportunities or punish workers for requesting or using these changes. They cannot force leave when another reasonable change allows essential job duties. The Labor Director can order employment, reinstatement, promotion, or payment of lost wages.
Workplace notices and inspections support worker rights
Employers must post a workplace rights notice designed and approved by Guam’s Fair Employment Practice Division. It must measure at least 8½ by 11 inches and be placed where most employees can see it. The Division can conduct random, unannounced workplace inspections as allowed by law, working with other agencies when needed. Collected fines go into the Manpower Development Fund, exclusively for fair employment training and enforcement.
Employers face fines and required training
Employers that violate the rules face fines up to $1,000 for a first offense and $2,000 for later offenses. Applicable legal limits still apply. A citation can condition a penalty on training, with employers paying outside training costs. Missing the training deadline makes the maximum fine allowed by law immediately due. Licensing authorities can require full payment before business license renewal only when legally authorized and required due process is followed.
Workers face deadlines with limited medical exceptions
Workers generally must file pregnancy accommodation complaints with Guam’s Department of Labor within 90 days after the denial. The Department may accept a late complaint when a valid medical reason caused the delay. It cannot accept complaints filed more than 180 days after the denial.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Telo T. Taitague
Republican • legislature
Cosponsors
Sabina F. Perez
Democrat • legislature
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 1/29/2026
Floor Vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Public Law 38-93 — signed
2/10/2026GovernorCommittee report filed
12/23/2025legislaturePublic hearing held
11/5/2025legislatureFiscal note filed
11/4/2025legislatureFiscal note requested
10/23/2025legislatureReferred to committee
10/23/2025legislatureIntroduced as Bill No. 210-38 (COR)
10/16/2025legislatureTransmitted to Governor
legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
10/16/2025
Committee Report
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