HB 940 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Protection Against Pregnancy Discrimination.

HB 940 prohibits employment discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions in North Carolina. It requires employers to treat pregnant employees the same as others with similar abilities to work, provide reasonable accommodations (like modified schedules or breastfeeding breaks), and grant leave for pregnancy-related disability on par with other medical leave. The bill also mandates that employers allow return to the same or equivalent position after leave and clarifies that discrimination claims must be filed within three years. It directly affects employers with 15+ employees and pregnant or postpartum workers in North Carolina.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

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Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent significant formatting and structural reorganization, with the header information updated to reflect multiple primary sponsors and a revised filing date. The substantive policy language regarding pregnancy discrimination protections, definitions, and employer obligations appears unchanged in the visible portions of the diff, though the text was renumbered and reformatted.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to list Representatives von Haefen, Clark, and Helfrich as primary sponsors, and the referral date was changed from April 10, 2025 to April 14, 2025.

The bill's internal numbering and formatting were reorganized, with section definitions renumbered from (4) and (5) to (3) and (4), and the document identifier changed from DRH10428-LRa-152D to H940-v-1.

A reference was added directing readers to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors.

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Apr 14, 2025

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2 primary · 19 co-sponsors