{"id":14016,"date":"2026-08-07T13:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=14016"},"modified":"2026-08-07T15:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:06:38","slug":"workplace-and-workforce-innovation-seminar","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"http:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/meetings-and-events\/workplace-and-workforce-innovation-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace &#038; Workforce Innovation Seminar: Pregnant Worker Fairness Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MEETING LOCATION<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.santarosametrochamber.com\/atlas\/events-v4\/register\/2621\">Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DATE AND TIME<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thursday, August 27, 11:30 AM \u2013 12:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Join us for this free educational seminar open to all Sonoma County employers, business leaders, HR professionals, and managers.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll explore the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act and practical strategies for supporting employees during pregnancy, after childbirth, and throughout the transition to parenthood. Presented by Samantha Pungprakearti, Associate, Carle, Mackie, Power &amp; Ross LLP, the seminar combines expert employment legal reminders with discussion of innovative workplace practices that help employers attract, retain, and support talented employees through work-life balance initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participants will learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 What accommodations employers may be required to provide during pregnancy and after childbirth\u2014and why those obligations are broader than many employers realize.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 How to determine when an employee should remain in their position with reasonable accommodations versus when a leave of absence is appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Unique ideas for providing flexibility and support to new and expecting parents while strengthening employee engagement and retention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This seminar is Part 1 of a free three-part series<\/strong> exploring how employers can build family-friendly workplaces while navigating employment law and supporting work-life balance for all employees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming sessions include: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Part 2: Leave Protections &amp; Supporting Employees with Growing Families<\/p>\n<p>Part 3: Family-Friendly Workplaces: Attracting &amp; Retaining Talent<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEETING LOCATION Zoom DATE AND TIME Thursday, August 27, 11:30 AM \u2013 12:30 PM Join us for this free educational seminar open to all Sonoma County employers, business leaders, HR professionals, and managers. We\u2019ll explore the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act and practical strategies for supporting employees during pregnancy, after childbirth, and throughout the transition to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":14018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[43,13],"class_list":["post-14016","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-community-event","mec_category-f5sc-event"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/14016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14016"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=14016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}