In the 30th anniversary year of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the "second generation of pregnancy discrimination" has arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court, say some civil rights and women's rights lawyers, in a case that could affect thousands of female workers, retired or about to retire, as well as company pension plans.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act treats discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions as unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the nation's major job bias law.
The act has helped "to change the nation's mindset about childbearing and working moms, and it continues to provide significant civil rights protections for women," said Linda D. Hallman, executive director of the American Association of University Women, adding it also has helped "to pave the way for a generation of working women and strengthened the American work force in the process."
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