Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Pregnancy Accommodation at Work

By Steven E. Kaplan

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review Young v. UPS, a decision that will determine whether and to what extent an employer must provide pregnant employees with work accommodations, such as light duty, under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA).

On Jan. 9, 2013, the Fourth U.S. Court of Appeals, based in Richmond, VA., upheld the district court ruling in Young that:

1. The employer did not “regard” a pregnant employee as disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); and, (more…)