The Ninth Circuit Reaffirms That Pregnancy Leaves Taken Before The Enactment Of The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Must Be Treated The Same As Other Temporary Disabilities For The Purposes Of Calculating Benefits
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA"), passed in 1978, clarified that Title VII prohibits discrimination based on pregnancy, child birth, or related medical conditions. As such, employers are required to provide women who take pregnancy leave the same benefits it provides employees who take other types of temporary disability leave.
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