December 26, 2023

1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern

Personnel:  What to Expect When They are Expecting: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

Description: This webinar will cover topics including rollout of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The PWFA was effective June 27, 2023; the EEOC’s 275 pages of Proposed Regulations were published about 5 weeks later, on August 11, 2023. The PWFA requires the EEOC to issue final regulations by December 29, 2023. Be ready for this happy event!

Speaker: Robin Cross

Roberta "Robin" Cross is an attorney with Messer, Fort, McDonald, PLLC, a full-service municipal firm, assisting cities with their legal issues, from Annexations to Zoning, having offices in Frisco, Austin and Abilene, Texas.  She has over twenty years’ experience advising and representing local governments. She was recognized as an IMLA Fellow in 2013. She has been Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1992. She previously worked as in-house counsel for a statewide police labor union and as a trial attorney for the EEOC, before returning to management representation. She is licensed to practice in Texas and is admitted to all of its federal courts, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. She has served as President of IMLA’s Personnel Section since 2018, which led to her being awarded the William I. Thornton, Jr. IMLA Faculty Award in 2021.