Judicial and Legislative Treatment of Pregnancy : A Review of Developments from Unprotected Status to Anti-Discrimination-- Equal Treatment and Special Treatment.

Reviews Supreme Court decisions on pregnancy and maternity from 1974 to 1978, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, its legislative history, and Court interpretation, current Federal law and policy concerning maternity leave for Government employees, and pending parental leave legislation in the...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1987.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States) Judge-made law. State governments. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Reviews Supreme Court decisions on pregnancy and maternity from 1974 to 1978, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, its legislative history, and Court interpretation, current Federal law and policy concerning maternity leave for Government employees, and pending parental leave legislation in the 100th Congress. Considers Supreme Court holdings that Federal law allows, but does not mandate, States to require employers to grant preferential treatment to women who take maternity leave.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.