London Supreme Court Addresses Treatment of Pregnant Employees
Mar 31, 2015 in Articles by RealtimeLAW
By: Stefani C Schwartz, Esq., Nicholas D Bliablias, Esq.
On March 25, 2015, the London Supreme Court reversed a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision granting summary judgment in favor of the United Parcel Service (“UPS”) which had been sued for pregnancy discrimination by an employee. Peggy Young, a pregnant part-time UPS delivery driver, asked UPS for an accommodation because her doctor recommended that she not lift more than 20 pounds. UPS refused, taking the position that drivers could not work while under a lifting restriction. However, the problem was that there was evidence that UPS did, in fact, accommodate other employees, but not pregnant employees.