Subject: Unprecedented Support
From: "Bob Casey" <[email-masked]>
To: "Robert Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:38:02 -0400

Dear Robert –

Last night, my budget amendment to protect pregnant workers from employment discrimination was passed unanimously. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and I are thrilled to have received 100 percent of the Senate’s support in sending a clear signal that failing to offer pregnant workers reasonable accommodations is a form of discrimination that will not be tolerated.  It's remarkable that United States law doesn't already guarantee these common sense protections and my amendment is a critical first step toward enshrining such protections in the law, alongside other civil rights protections that are the basis of our country's equal treatment under the law.

Help Senator Shaheen and I lead the charge to prevent workplace discrimination.

This is a huge step forward for women like Peggy Young, who was victorious in her pregnancy discrimination case against UPS in the Supreme Court. The decision to favor pregnant workers underscores the need for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which will eliminate any uncertainty and ambiguity from the ruling. Without those loopholes, we can ensure that employers are held accountable when their decisions put the safety of pregnant workers at risk.

Please lend your support to the hardworking women of our country.

Women make up nearly half of the labor force, and the majority of those who are entering the workforce will be pregnant at some point during their time of employment. These women—our mothers, daughters, sisters and aunts—need our support to ensure that they get the reasonable working accommodations they need while pregnant, whether that means having a bottle of water handy, a stool to make them more comfortable, or reassignment to lighter-duty tasks to put less strain on themselves. Will you join my colleagues in the Senate and I as we push to reform workplace rights for women?

Thanks,

Bob Casey for Senate
PO Box 58746
Philadelphia PA 19102 United States

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