A very happy 35th birthday to the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The PDA amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions. It marked an enormously important step forward in the fight against discrimination in the workplace, but the work still goes on.
Now, the ACLU and coalition partners across the country are working to pass the Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act, which would strengthen and magnify the protections of the PDA. No woman should be forced to chose between a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck, which is why this bill is such a priority. To learn more about the PWFA, including what you can do to help ensure its success, visit the national ACLU's web-page on the subject. And if you or someone you know believes they have been the victim of pregnancy-based discrimination in the workplace, this "know your rights" page helps explain the law.
