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How to avoid pregnancy discrimination on campus.(In Her Own Words)
Treatment of pregnant workers on campus is an important issue. According to U.S. Census Bureau, more than 46% of the workforce is women, of whom more than 80% will have a child. For both employees and administrators on campus, knowing the law will help prevent unintended pregnancy discrimination.
Evolution of a maternity policy
Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) in 1978 as an amendment to Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It covers all state and local government employers, which includes all state colleges and universities, as well as city, county and state community college systems, plus all private colleges and universities ...
- Flirting with the PDA: Congress must give birth to accommodation rights that...
- Magazine article from: Columbia Journal of Gender and Law de la Piedra, Daniela M. June 22, 2008 700+ words
...violations of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). (8...enactment of the PDA over twenty...claims of pregnancy discrimination on the job...VII, the PDA, and the...statutes in pregnancy discrimination cases. Part...
- Defining the protected class: who qualifies for protection under the Pregnancy...
- Magazine article from: Yale Law Journal Habig, Jill E. April 1, 2008 700+ words
...INTRODUCTION The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) (2) amended...drafted the PDA to frame pregnancy discrimination broadly in...passing the PDA was to overturn...Court held that pregnancy discrimination was not a sex...
- Supreme Court Rejects Retroactive Application of Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
- News wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing May 29, 2009 700+ words
...violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA") when...taken pre-PDA pregnancy...unlawful pregnancy discrimination, and the...holding that pregnancy discrimination was not gender...post-PDA, it did...
- Pregnancy discrimination - rights, remedies, and defenses.
- Magazine article from: Florida Bar Journal Hedrick, Alexandra Krueger June 1, 1998 700+ words
...Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)(1) in 1978 to...employer also violates the PDA by limiting pregnancy...the purview of the PDA.(11) Disparate Treatment Most pregnancy discrimination cases involve disparate...
- Pregnancy discrimination grows: with a little planning, you can avoid being...
- Magazine article from: HRMagazine Woodward, Nancy Hatch July 1, 2005 700+ words
...experienced by Pickler. But pregnancy discrimination also can take a more...Multifold The upswing in pregnancy discrimination suits may be attributed...year that the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) was passed, the majority...
- What to expect when you're expecting more pregnancy bias claims.(pregnancy...
- Magazine article from: Business Insurance Greenwald, Judy August 7, 2006 700+ words
...help employers avoid pregnancy discrimination claims, say observers...discrimination under the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which is an amendment...In addition to the PDA, charges of pregnancy discrimination can also fall under...
- Pregnancy Discrimination Act extends to abortion, Third Circuit says.
- Magazine article from: Trial Sileo, Carmel August 1, 2008 700+ words
...protected under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), the Third Circuit...the wording of the PDA, Doe had proven a prima facie claim of pregnancy discrimination. "This ruling makes...protection under the PDA as women who have...
- Report recommends steps to halt rise in pregnancy discrimination...
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Employee Assistance January 1, 2009 700+ words
...sampling of the claims of pregnancy discrimination filed with the Equal...during this period. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), enacted in October...increase in complaints of pregnancy discrimination has far outpaced the...
