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Pregnancy Discrimination in the
Workplace
Jacksonville Pregnancy
Discrimination Attorney - Lawyer, providing experienced
Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace, Labor Law, and Employment Law legal Services in
Jacksonville, Hilliard, Duval County,
Nassau County and the surrounding Northeast Florida areas.
 The
law that governs pregnancy discrimination in the workplace and employment
opportunities is
Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964
(last amended in 1991) and the Florida Civil
Rights Act. These laws prohibit discrimination in the workplace and
employment opportunities based on a worker's
pregnancy, a pregnancy related condition, the
choice to have children in the future, or
because of the prejudices of co-workers, clients, or customers.
Pregnancy
discrimination is defined as treating an employee or
employees differently because of her
pregnancy, a pregnancy related condition, the
choice to have children in the future, or
because of the prejudices of co-workers, clients, or
customers, affecting the "terms or conditions of
employment" such as available positions within the
company, promotional opportunities, pay, title, hours,
vacations, and so on. This may also include whether or
not a person is hired due to her
pregnancy, a pregnancy
related condition, the
choice to have children in the future, or
because of the prejudices of co-workers, clients, or
customers.
However, if an employer
requires its employees to submit a doctor's statement
concerning their inability to work before granting leave
or paying sick benefits, the employer may require
employees affected by pregnancy-related conditions to
submit such statements.
Steven M. Fahlgren
represents the rights and goals of those who must address
pregnancy discrimination in the workplace,
labor law, and employment law legal issues in the
Jacksonville, Hilliard,
Duval County,
Nassau County and the surrounding Northeast Florida areas. For a confidential legal
consultation, please call
904.845.2255.
If an employee is
temporarily unable to perform her job because of her
pregnancy, the employer must treat her the same as any
other temporarily disabled employee. For example, if the
employer allows temporarily disabled employees to modify
tasks, perform alternative assignments, or take
disability leave or leave without pay, the employer also
must allow an employee who is temporarily disabled
because of pregnancy to do the same.
Pregnant employees must be
permitted to work as long as they are able to perform
their jobs. If an employee has been absent from work as
a result of a pregnancy-related condition and recovers,
her employer may not require her to remain on leave
until the baby's birth. An employer also may not have a
rule that prohibits an employee from returning to work
for a predetermined length of time after childbirth.
Employers must hold open a
job for a pregnancy-related absence the same length of
time jobs are held open for employees on sick or
disability leave.
If you have questions, concerns, or needs regarding
pregnancy discrimination in the workplace,
labor law, and employment law
legal
issues, we urge you to seek the legal advice of an experienced
Jacksonville
pregnancy discrimination
attorney - lawyer. Contact
The Law Offices of
Steven M. Fahlgren, P.A.,
at
904.845.2255 to schedule a confidential legal
consultation.
Regarding health
Insurance:
Any health insurance
provided by an employer must cover expenses for
pregnancy-related conditions on the same basis as costs
for other medical conditions. An employer need not
provide health insurance for expenses arising from
abortion, except where the life of the mother is
endangered.
Pregnancy-related expenses
should be reimbursed exactly as those incurred for other
medical conditions, whether payment is on a fixed basis
or a percentage of reasonable-and-customary-charge
basis.
The amounts payable by the
insurance provider can be limited only to the same
extent as amounts payable for other conditions. No
additional, increased, or larger deductible can be
imposed.
Employers must provide the
same level of health benefits for spouses of male
employees as they do for spouses of female employees.
Regarding benefits:
Pregnancy-related benefits
cannot be limited to married employees. In an all-female
workforce or job classification, benefits must be
provided for pregnancy-related conditions if benefits
are provided for other medical conditions.
If an employer provides
any benefits to workers on leave, the employer must
provide the same benefits for those on leave for
pregnancy-related conditions.
Employees on leave because
of pregnancy-related conditions must be treated the same
as other temporarily disabled employees for accrual and
crediting of seniority, vacation calculation, pay
increases, and temporary disability benefits
 If
you require professional legal services regarding
pregnancy discrimination in the workplace,
labor law, and employment law legal
issues, be proactive in
protecting your legal
rights by seeking the legal advice of
an experienced
Jacksonville
pregnancy discrimination
attorney
- lawyer. Contact
The Law Offices of
Steven
M. Fahlgren, P.A.,
by calling
904.845.2255.
Jacksonville Pregnancy
Discrimination Attorney - Lawyer, providing experienced
Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace, Labor Law, and Employment Law legal Services in
Jacksonville, Hilliard, Duval County,
Nassau County and the surrounding Northeast Florida areas.
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