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3 Dec 2014

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Office of Senator Robert P. Casey Jr (USA)

Senators Casey, Shaheen urge Supreme Court to protect expecting mothers

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This morning, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in…Young v. UPS, a pregnancy discrimination case, U.S. Senators Bob Casey…and Jeanne Shaheen… called on the Court to protect working pregnant women across the United States. The case could determine whether and when the Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires an employer to make reasonable accommodations for a pregnant worker out of a medical need…Casey and Shaheen are authors of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), legislation which would strengthen the rights of pregnant workers to request accommodations during their pregnancy without fear of retribution. In September, Casey and Shaheen led 123 members of Congress in filing an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court on behalf of…Young…Some states have passed laws like the [PWFA] to ensure that pregnant workers have on-the-job protections, but millions of women are vulnerable to this type of workplace discrimination.