Determined whether a policy that prohibits women of childbearing age from participating in occupations that could be detrimental to their reproductive capacities constitutes sex discrimination.
Full Case Title:
United Auto Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 499 U.S. 187 (1991)
- Workplace Equality and Economic Empowerment
Year:
1991
- Rights of Pregnant Women
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Contributed Amicus Brief
- Authored Amicus Brief
Brief:
Decision
The Supreme Court rules that employers cannot treat all women of childbearing age as "potentially pregnant," by holding that a factory cannot bar women from certain jobs based on the potential risk should they become pregnant.
