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Be Prepared! Know the Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Pregnancy is hard enough as it is. Manyyour job due to pregnancy, your employer
pregnant women need or choose to workmust treat you the same as any other
during their pregnancy. Unfortunatelytemporarily disabled employee by
these women have the possible addedproviding modified tasks, alternative
stress of pregnancy discrimination.assignments, disability leave, or leave
Pregnancy discrimination is less of awithout pay.
problem in today's workplace as it hasHealth Insurance
been in the past, thanks in part to theAny health insurance provided by your
Pregnancy Discrimination Act. As anyemployer must cover expenses for
pregnant woman who has looked for a jobpregnancy related conditions on the same
can tell you, pregnancy discriminationbasis as costs for other medical
did not simply disappear because it wasconditions. Health insurance for
made illegal.expenses from an abortion is not
That it why it is very important for yourequired, except in cases where your
to know the rights and protectionslife is endangered.
guaranteed to you by the PregnancyYour pregnancy related expenses should
Discrimination act. Being informed isbe reimbursed exactly as those incurred
your best defense.for other medical conditions. The amount
Employmentpaid by the insurance provider can only
The pregnancy discrimination act is anbe limited to the same extent as costs
amendment to Title VII of the Civilfor other conditions. No increased or
Rights Act of 1964. Basically, itadditional deductible can be imposed
protects you from being treated anybecause of your pregnancy.
differently by an employer than anyBenefits
other non-pregnant woman.Benefits related to pregnancy cannot be
First of all, an employer cannot refuselimited to married employees. If your
to hire you based on your pregnancy, asemployer provides any benefits to
long as you are able to perform theworkers on leave, they must provide the
major functions of the job to which yousame benefits for those on leave for
are applying.pregnancy related reasons. While you are
Once you are hired, or if you alreadypregnant, you must be treated the same
have a job when you become pregnant, youas other employees for accrual of
are protected from pregnancyseniority, vacation calculation, pay
discrimination in many ways. Yourincreases, and temporary disability
employer must allow you to work as longbenefits.
as you are able to perform your job.Pregnancy discrimination will not go
Your employer is not allowed to requireaway anytime soon. Hopefully though,
you to take mandatory maternity leave,armed with this information, you can
or to prevent you from coming back todefend yourself from pregnancy
work as soon as you'd like, after thediscrimination and feel comfortable in
baby's birth.your workplace throughout your
If you are temporarily unable to performpregnancy.



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