An employer can rightfully refuse employee benefits to a pregnant woman on the grounds that she is unable to discharge her duties properly.

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This 1978 amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it clear that employers cannot discriminate against women because of pregnancy or because they recently gave birth. Stated more positively, the act provides that pregnant women must be afforded the same treatment in all employment related decisions, including health care, as any other employee.

An Employer Can Rightfully Refuse Employee Benefits to a Pregnant