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Yesterday, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and answered the question of how to apply the law to an employer’s policy that accommodates many, but not all, workers with non-pregnancy related issues.
Peggy Young was a part-time driver for United Parcel Service (UPS). After becoming pregnant, her…
Over the dissents of Commissioners Lipnic and Barker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Monday, July 14, 2014, issued Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues, along with a question and answer document about the guidance and a Fact Sheet for Small Businesses. In addition to addressing the requirements…
The Southern District of Ohio held that an employer terminating two pregnant employees in two months–coupled with the close proximity in time between the terminations and the employer learning of the pregnancies–created an inference of pregnancy discrimination.
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