--- type: threshold id: pda asset: regulatory-threshold-triggers title: "PDA — US federal employment law thresholds by employee count" sources: - https://stratus.hr/resources/federal-law-breakdown-how-many-employees source_quote: "Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) requires you to treat employees who are pregnant or recently went through childbirth the same as any other applicant or employee regarding their ability or inability to work." generated: true verified: false harvested: 2026-08-04 stale_after: 2027-08-04 law: "PDA" full_name: "Pregnancy Discrimination Act" employee_threshold: "15" requirement: "requires you to treat employees who are pregnant or recently went through childbirth the same as any other applicant or employee regarding their ability or inability to work" counting_note: "part-time and temporary employees are included in the head-count calculation" --- **Law:** PDA **Full name:** Pregnancy Discrimination Act **Employee threshold:** 15 **Requirement:** requires you to treat employees who are pregnant or recently went through childbirth the same as any other applicant or employee regarding their ability or inability to work **Counting note:** part-time and temporary employees are included in the head-count calculation > Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) requires you to treat employees who are pregnant or recently went through childbirth the same as any other applicant or employee regarding their ability or inability to work. Source: