A woman has a difficult time with her pregnancy. She uses up all her paid leave time and sick time. She then often comes to work late or leave early due to feeling badly. Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, her employer must give her additional time off, if requested:

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Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the employer must treat pregnancy-related conditions as temporary disabilities and provide the same accommodations as it would for any other employee with a temporary disability. This includes granting additional time off, without pay, under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period for certain family or medical reasons, including the employee's own serious health condition, which includes pregnancy-related disabilities. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

A Woman Has a Difficult Time with Her Pregnancy