14 Senators Press EEOC to Keep IVF Worker Protections, Demand Answers by May 13

8 articles · Updated · Sierra Sun Times · May 11

Fourteen Democratic senators asked EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas to stop revising Pregnant Workers Fairness Act rules that explicitly protect employees undergoing IVF and other fertility treatments, setting a May 13 deadline for answers.
The lawmakers said removing IVF from the 2024 rule would make it easier for employers to deny accommodations such as medication breaks, flexible scheduling for daily monitoring, and leave for procedures that can involve sedation.
Lucas had opposed those protections as an EEOC commissioner and, after becoming acting chair under President Trump, said the agency would reconsider the rule; senators also accused her of making the process less transparent by rescinding commission voting procedures.
The letter sharpens a broader Democratic attack on Trump's fertility policy, arguing his promised support for IVF has not lowered most treatment costs and that wider Republican health-care cuts could leave millions with less coverage for care.

As workplace IVF protections are reconsidered, what legal safety nets remain for hopeful parents?

With IVF costing tens of thousands, can workers afford treatment if job accommodations disappear?