Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, requiring pregnant workers to be treated the same as others similar in ability or inability to work.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
anti-discrimination law ⓘ |
| amends | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employment
ⓘ
job applicants ⓘ pregnant workers ⓘ |
| appliesToEmployersWith | 15 or more employees ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covers |
firing
ⓘ
fringe benefits ⓘ health insurance ⓘ hiring ⓘ job assignments ⓘ leave policies ⓘ pay ⓘ promotion ⓘ training ⓘ |
| definesAsSexDiscrimination |
discrimination on the basis of childbirth
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discrimination on the basis of pregnancy ⓘ discrimination on the basis of related medical conditions ⓘ |
| effectiveIn |
private sector employment
ⓘ
public sector employment ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalArea | employment discrimination law ⓘ |
| partOf | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| prohibits |
employers from limiting pregnancy-related benefits to married employees
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employers from providing different benefits for pregnancy than for other conditions ⓘ employers from refusing to hire a woman because she is pregnant ⓘ employers from requiring pregnant employees to remain on leave until childbirth if they are able to return earlier ⓘ employers from setting different conditions for return to work after pregnancy than for other medical leaves ⓘ employment discrimination based on childbirth ⓘ employment discrimination based on pregnancy ⓘ employment discrimination based on related medical conditions ⓘ forced leave of pregnant employees when able to work ⓘ |
| protects |
women affected by childbirth
ⓘ
women affected by pregnancy ⓘ women affected by related medical conditions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Americans with Disabilities Act
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surface form:
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ⓘ |
| requires |
health insurance coverage for pregnancy-related conditions on the same terms as other medical conditions
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pregnancy-related benefits be provided on the same basis as benefits for other medical conditions ⓘ pregnant employees be treated the same as temporarily disabled employees ⓘ |
| requiresEqualTreatmentWith | other employees similar in ability or inability to work ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
pregnancy discrimination
ⓘ
sex discrimination in employment ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1978 ⓘ |
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