In April 2024, New York passed amendments to the New York Paid Sick Leave Law becoming the first state to provide paid prenatal personal leave to eligible pregnant employees, effective Jan. 1, 2025. New York passed this benefit days after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule implementing the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which went into effect June 18, 2024. The introduction of both New York's first-of-its-kind prenatal paid leave and the EEOC's rule implementing the PWFA signals to employers nationwide the need to strengthen workplace accommodations for their pregnant employees and the importance of understanding the implications of this evolving area of the law.