الأربعاء، 25 مارس 2015

Supreme court sides with former UPS driver in pregnancy discrimination suit


  • Peggy Young claims UPS rejected request for light-duty work during pregnancy

  • In 6-3 decision, justices send case to lower court for possible trial


The US supreme court on Wednesday backed a former United Parcel Service Inc driver who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company for refusing to give her light-duty work when she was pregnant.


In a 6-3 vote, the justices sent the case back to the lower court for a possible trial. A federal district court judge and an appeals court had previously thrown out the lawsuit and sided with UPS, but will now have to contend with whether the package delivery company violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in its treatment of the former employee, Peggy Young.


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