In an article titled "Special Delivery", the Economist's Democracy in America blog discusses the Young v. UPS pregnancy discrimintation case. The article both links to and quotes from legal Momentum's Amicus Curiae brief petitioning for a Writ of Certiorari in the case.
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New York, NY, September 10th, 2014 – This morning Legal Momentum filed an amicus curiae brief in Young v. UPS, the case that will require the Supreme Court to decide whether the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) requires employers to accommodate pregnant workers if such accommodations are already available to workers under other circumstances.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in the cases of Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius. At issue is the birth control benefit provided under the Affordable Care Act, which requires all new insurance policies to cover birth control with no out-of-pocket cost to women.
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Long-Standing Policy May Have Affected Many Other Women
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is 35 years old this month. A lot has changed in those 35 years with more women entering the workforce and achieving high positions in many fields. However, pregnancy discrimination continues and the struggle for pregnancy rights and protections goes on.
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Peggy Young had been working at UPS as a truck driver for about five years when her medical team told her she should avoid lifting
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A state-by-state guide to pregnancy discrimination laws, breastfeeding rights and family leave legislation.Laws related to pregnancy, leave and breastfeeding rights in the workplace exist at the federal and state level. This map provides laws in each state, and also more detailed information regarding federal and state laws, including statutory text.
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Legal Momentum has filed a charge with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the City of New York on behalf of New York City Police Officer Akema Thompson alleging pregnancy discrimination. In 2013, Officer Thompson was unfairly denied an opportunity for promotion to sergeant when the city refused to re-schedule a promotional examination that she missed because she was in the hospital recovering from the birth of her baby.Legal Momentum has filed a charge with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the City of New York on behalf of New York City Police Officer Akema Thompson alleging pregnancy discrimination. In 2013, Officer Thompson was unfairly denied an opportunity for promotion to sergeant when the city refused to re-schedule a promotional examination that she missed because she was in the hospital recovering from the birth of her baby.
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