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Article Index » sex discrimination » pregnacy discrimination
Report Link 3rd Circuit Extends Pregnancy Discrimination Act Protection to Cover Abortion.
McGuire Woods LLP - June 12, 2008
On May 30, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that an employee who alleged she was terminated by her employer because she had an abortion stated a valid claim under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) amendments to Title VII. The Court further held the employee was entitled to a trial on her claim because the reasons regarding her termination were disputed. Jane Doe v. C.A.R.S. Protection Plus, Inc. (3rd Cir. May 30, 2008).
Report Link A Bouncing Bundle Of Legal Trouble: Pregnancy Related Issues in the Workplace.
Fisher & Phillips, LLP - August 15, 2007
"You're too big to be working right now." Pregnancy complications aren't limited to the expecting mother. Employers may face the need to alter scheduling and even job duties to help accommodate pregnant mothers in the workplace. But employers who are not aware of laws regarding pregnancy discrimination will find themselves facing "too big" a problem.
Report Link Oh Baby! Pregnancy Discrimination Complaints Are Rising.
Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - June 29, 2006
Recent statistical reports from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") indicate that the number of pregnancy discrimination complaints rose substantially in the decade following the 1991 amendments to Title VII.
Report Link Pregnant Worker's Bias Suit Rejected (pdf).
Ogletree Deakins - May 11, 2006
The federal appellate court with jurisdiction over Tennessee employers recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by a pregnant employee who claimed that her termination was discriminatory. According to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the employer had already accommodated the employee “to the greatest extent possible and only terminated her when it reached the limit of its accommodation.”
Report Link Employee Permitted to Pursue Pregnancy Discrimination Claim.
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP - January 01, 2001
Discusses Flores v. Buy Buy Baby, Inc., 118 F. Supp.2d 425, 430 (SDNY 2000), in which the District Court found sufficient questions of fact to allow plaintiff's pregnancy discrimination claim proceed; despite defendant's claim of poor performance, plaintiff's personnel file contained no disciplinary notices.
Report Link Commission Decision on Coverage of Contraception.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - December 13, 2000
EEOC reasonable cause decision, which determined that two Respondents violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, by failing to offer insurance coverage for the cost of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices.
Report Link Questions And Answers: Commission Decision On Coverage Of Contraception
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - December 13, 2000
Q&A on EEOC's reasonable cause decision on coverage of contraception, which determined that two Respondents violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, by failing to offer insurance coverage for the cost of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices.
Report Link Pregnancy Discrimination Charges EEOC & FEPAs Combined: FY 1992 - FY 1999.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - October 01, 1999
EEOC statistics on charges filed and resolved under Title VII alleging Pregnancy Discrimination.
Report Link EEOC Fact Sheet.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - (No Date)
Facts About Pregnancy Discrimination.

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