Labor/Employment
Mar. 31, 2015
Muddied pregnancy disability standard
In a decision last week, the U.S. high court crafted a middle-ground approach to accommodating pregnancy-related limitations, which will surely cause confusion for employers and workers alike. By Camille Olson and Paul Kehoe
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision last week in Young v. United Parcel Service Inc., 12-1226 (March 25, 2015), in which it rejected the positions of both parties, and crafted a middle-ground approach to accommodating pregnancy-related limitations that do not rise to the level of a disability, which will surely cause confusion for employers and workers alike.
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