How cited: Cluster 518436 · Go Syfert

Cluster 518436 (1989)

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Rule Authority · 7th Cir. · 2 citations in this opinion
Id. at 976-77, 981-82 . 18 In the present case, no genuine issue of material fact exists whether the Board had a policy that prevented pregnant and nonpregnant teachers from combining paid sick leave with unpaid general leave.
Rule Authority · 7th Cir. · 2 citations in this opinion
Id. at 976-77, 981-82 .
Rule Authority · 7th Cir. · 2 citations in this opinion
Scherr, 867 F.2d at 984.
Rule Authority · 7th Cir. · 2 citations in this opinion
Maybe Scherr v. Woodland School Community Consolidated District No. 50, 867 F.2d 974, 978 (7th Cir.1988), goes too far in saying that "as a definition amendment, the PDA provides no substantive rule to govern pregnancy discrimination." For one thing, the amendment shows that the present case really is a disparate treatment case, that is, a case of intentional discrimination that can be excused only if the defendant establishes a bona fide occupational qualification; the amen…
Rule Authority · 7th Cir. · 2 citations in this opinion
Maybe Scherr v. Woodland School Community Consolidated District No. 50, 867 F.2d 974, 978 (7th Cir.1988), goes too far in saying that “as a definition amendment, the PDA provides no substantive rule to govern pregnancy discrimination.” For one thing, the amendment shows that the present case really is a disparate treatment case, that is, a case of intentional discrimination that can be excused only if the defendant establishes a bona fide occupational qualification; the amen…
Rule Authority · 7th Cir.
No. 50, 867 F.2d 974, 979 (7th Cir. 1988).
Rule Authority · 7th Cir.
No. 50, 867 F.2d 974, 979 (7th Cir. 1988); Lang v. Star Herald, 107 F.3d 1308, 1314 (8th Cir. 1997); Garcia v. Woman’s Hospital of Texas, 97 F.3d 810, 813 (5th Cir. 1996), if it could be shown that the policy weighed more heavily on pregnant employees than on nonpregnant ones and that it was not justified by compelling considerations of business need.
Rule Authority · 7th Cir.
No. 50, 867 F.2d 974, 979 (7th Cir. 1988); Lang v. Star Herald, 107 F.3d 1308, 1314 (8th Cir. 1997); Garcia v. Woman’s Hospital of Texas, 97 F.3d 810, 813 (5th Cir. 1996), if it could be shown that the policy weighed more heavily on pregnant employees than on nonpregnant ones and that it was not justified by compelling considerations of business need.
Rule Authority · N.D. Ill. · 4 citations in this opinion
No. 50, 867 F.2d 974 (7th Cir.1988), reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the Woodland school district on plaintiff’s disparate treatment claim holding that a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether non-pregnant teachers could combine paid sick leave with a general unpaid sick leave. 867 F.2d at 982.
Rule Authority · N.D. Ill. · 2 citations in this opinion
Id. at 979.
Rule Authority · N.D. Ill. · 2 citations in this opinion
The Seventh Circuit remanded and held that to determine whether a facially neutral policy had a disparate impact upon pregnant employees "the district court should look to the proof of the needs of pregnant [employees] and compare that to the actual [employment policy].” Id. at 983.
Rule Authority · N.D. Ill. · 2 citations in this opinion
Thus, unlike the case with Woodland School District, Cf. id. at 982, maternity leave here is truly a “gratuitous ‘extra option’ ”, since maternity leave is unavailable to non-pregnant teachers, and, unlike Woodland, a pregnant teacher may take parental leave in conjunction with sick leave.
Rule Authority · Vt.
No. 50, 867 F.2d 974, 979 (7th Cir. 1988) (facially neutral practices that have disparate impact on pregnant women can constitute pregnancy discrimination under Title VII).
facially neutral practices that have disparate impact on pregnant women can constitute pregnancy discrimination under Title VII
Rule Authority · S.D. Fla.
No. 50, 867 F.2d 974, 979 (7th Cir.1988).
Rule Authority · N.D. Ill.
Scherr, 867 F.2d at 983.