A case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday involving a woman who was placed on unpaid leave when she became pregnant, will affect a growing number of American women who want to continue working well into their pregnancy, or who can't afford unpaid leave, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
Attorneys for Peggy Young told the high court that Young's employer, United Parcel Service, failed to make a 'reasonable accommodation' for her pregnancy under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
"She wanted to continue working during her pregnancy, but it would have had to be in a modified role, or in a different position, because her condition no longer allowed her to lift the weight that was required by her job," Tiffany Hildreth, a Labor and Employment Law expert with the firm of Strasburger & Price, told News Radio 1200 WOAI's Berit Mason.
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