Pregnancy Discrimination Supreme Court Ruling - Geduldig vs Aiello - the ORIGINAL Pregnancy Supreme Court Case That Changed HR

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Sylvia Aiello, was a pregnant woman who sought disability benefits under the California State Disability Insurance program. However, the program excluded coverage for pregnancy-related disabilities. Aiello argued that this exclusion violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The state, represented by Michael N. Geduldig, defended the exclusion, stating that pregnancy was not a "disability" covered under the program and that the program treated men and women equally.

In their on-going series – Supreme Court Cases That Changed HR…..John and Chuck breakdown this important case that launched many of the pregnancy discrimination and protection laws we have today. The Court's decision in this case was controversial, and as a result, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, eventually became a major Amendment to the Civil Rights Act – Title VII.

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