The Pregnancy Discrimination Act forbids discrimination by employers based on pregnancy, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments and promotions. Under the law, pregnancy is considered a temporarily disabling condition。
Witnesses said overlapping laws and rules, such as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act, had created gray areas that left employers uncertain about how to deal with pregnancy。
One issue was how to compare treatment of a pregnant woman with that of other employees, they said。
"In our view, the current laws are a little confusing and in some cases contradictory," said Deane Ilukowicz, a human relations executive with Hypertherm Inc, a Hanover, New Hampshire, maker of metal cutting gear。
据周三美国联邦法院听证会的证词显示,在美国国会通过保护职场女性孕期权利的法律三十多年之后,职场女性怀孕依然广泛遭受歧视,需要通过加大宣传和制定更明确的指导方针来和歧视作斗争。
平等就业机会委员会的法律顾问佩奇•马斯楚安尼说,自2001年以来,委员会已经处理了5.2万起怀孕案件,涉及的伤害赔偿金达1.505亿美元。
在听证会上,证人告诉平等就业机会委员会的五人评判小组说,对怀孕女性的歧视包括解雇、强迫停薪留职、拒绝提供哺乳场所和禁止从事部分工作。
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