Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Other short titles	The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
Long title	An Act to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy.
Acronyms (colloquial)	PDA
Enacted by	the 95th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	95-555
Statutes at Large	92 Stat. 2077
Legislative history
	Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 31, 1978;
United States Supreme Court cases
	California Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Guerra, 479 U.S. 272 (1987); United Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 499 U.S. 187 (1991); AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen, 556 U.S. 701 (2009); Young v. United Parcel Service, 575 U.S. 206 (2015);

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 95–555) is a United States federal statute. It amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to "prohibit sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy."^[1]^[2]

The Act covers discrimination "on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions." Employers with fewer than 15 employees are exempted from the Act.^[3]^[4] Employers are exempt from providing medical coverage for elective abortions, unless the mother's life is threatened, but are required to provide disability and sick leave for women who are recovering from an abortion.^[5]

^ "The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission". www.eeoc.gov.
^ "What to Expect When You're Expecting (and After the Birth of Your Child)...at Work | U.S. Department of Labor". www.dol.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
^ Facts About Pregnancy Discrimination from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
^ Pregnancy Discrimination from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
^ Congress and the Nation, s.vv. "1798," "Pregnancy Disability." Vol. V, 1977-1980, p. 797

[1] "The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission". www.eeoc.gov.

[2] "What to Expect When You're Expecting (and After the Birth of Your Child)...at Work | U.S. Department of Labor". www.dol.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-10.

[3] Facts About Pregnancy Discrimination from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

[4] Pregnancy Discrimination from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

[5] Congress and the Nation, s.vv. "1798," "Pregnancy Disability." Vol. V, 1977-1980, p. 797

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