Let’s be honest. When most people hear the words “employee handbook” they imagine a dusty, three-ring binder shoved to the back of a filing cabinet—read only once (maybe) during orientation, then forgotten forever. It’s not exactly the stuff of Netflix documentaries or riveting beach reads.

For small businesses, a little preparation now can keep you from facing bigger headaches later.

The Biden administration recently enacted new protections for pregnant and nursing mothers in the workplace. Although there are already some federal and various state laws around protecting pregnant and/or nursing mothers, the two new laws help fill in some of the gaps in the existing laws to ensure the rights of women in the workplace. The general overview of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is outlined