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Paternity Protections Set to Become Effective as of January 1, 2024 Upon President’s Signature
Proposed Bill or Initiative
Author: Yeris Nielsen, Partner – BDS, Member of Littler Global
The Legislature passed a bill to amend the enforcement date of the law providing protections to the employed father of an unborn child when the pregnant mother of the child is unemployed. The law, which protects expectant fathers from termination except for severe misconduct with prior authorization from a judge, provided that it would go into effect when the COVID-19 Emergency Decree was repealed, which has not happened yet.
The new bill that was just approved by the Legislature makes the paternity protections effective as of January 1, 2024, and it is pending to be signed by the President.
