"In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v. United Parcel Service.
1
In the case, a
United Parcel Service (UPS) worker named Peggy Young challenged her employer’s refusal to
grant her a light-duty work assignment while she was pregnant, claiming that UPS’s actions
violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA).2
In a highly anticipated ruling, the Justices
fashioned a new test for determining when an employer’s refusal to provide accommodations for
a pregnant worker constitutes a violation of the PDA, and the Court sent the case back to the
lower court for reconsideration in light of these new standards.
This report begins with a discussion of the facts in the Young case, followed by an overview of
the PDA. The report then provides an analysis of the Young case, its implications, and a potential
legislative response..."
Pregnancy
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