Question

A woman has a difficult time with her pregnancy. She uses up all her leave time and sick time. She then often comes to work late or leave early due to feeling badly. Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, her employer:

Select one:

a.

can dismiss her for taking off too much time

b.

must give her additional time off, with pay, only if there is medical evidence that it is necessary

c.

must give her additional time off, with pay, by extending her sick time and leave time, as required by law

d.

must give her additional time off, with pay, if she requests it, so long as she is pregnant

e.

none of the other choices

Answer 1

Option C. must give her additional time off, with pay, by extending her sick time and leave time, as required by law.

Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, if an employer is having more than 15 or more employees, then this act will be applicable.

In the above scenerio, the employee on leave for pregnancy related disabilities must be treated the same with respect to any benefit, accrual and vacation calculation as employees who are on leave for non-pregnancy related disabilities.