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Court: Pregnancy Discrimination Act Covers Maternity Leave Too

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Highlight, Litigation

Here’s an interesting question: Does the Pregnancy Discrimination Act protect an employee who is no longer pregnant? A federal court decision in Connecticut yesterday says, yes. The case, Canales v. Schick Manufacturing, Inc. can be downloaded here. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) is part of Title VII and states that “women affected by pregnancy, childbirth,… Continue Reading

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Rules on Applying Pregnancy Leaves for Pension Credits Pre-PDA

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

UPDATED 5/19/09 The U.S. Supreme Court has been very busy this morning. First, in a 7-2 decision, the Court held that an employer (inthis case AT&T) did not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act when it gave less retirement credit for pregnancy leaves that occurred prior to the passage of the act.  In addition, the Court… Continue Reading