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Former UPS Driver to Demand Job Protections for Pregnant Women from Supreme Court

Peggy Young, an ex-driver for United Parcel Service, is suing her former employer for placing her on unpaid leave during her pregnancy after her doctor told her that she couldn’t lift anything heavy. The Supreme Court will hear her case on Wednesday. UPS has announced that it will institute light duty for pregnant workers starting in January, but this case will determine whether UPS’s old rule broke the law. Adam Liptak of the New York Times expects that Young’s case will be a much-needed victory for women’s rights advocates before the high court, who have suffered setbacks on contraception, abortion, equal pay, and medical leave in recent months. 

 

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