Reference - Surprise Arrival

Reference - Surprise Arrival. Gracie was surprised and pleased to find she was pregnant. She worked as a waitress at Good Food and was aware that Groucho, her employer, had allowed employees who were ill for reasons that were not work related to take paid time off. For example, her friend Craig was off with pay for two months after suffering a mild heart attack, and her friend Bonnie was off of work for three months when she ran her personal watercraft into a dock and broke her leg. Gracie told her employer Groucho about her pregnancy. He very angrily told her that pregnancy was completely voluntary, that he was not paying her a dime when she was off work, and that she would be lucky if he even allowed her to continue working at all because she would not be as cute when she gained weight. He also said that he serves families, and he does not want the kids to ask embarrassing questions of their parents regarding Gracie's condition. Gracie was very angry and threatened to sue. Groucho told her, however, that he had business law back in 1980 and that discrimination based on pregnancy is not even covered by Title VII. The employee handbook did not address the issue. Which of the following is true regarding Gracie's entitlement to be paid for time she is medically required to be off for pregnancy?

A) Gracie is not entitled to be paid because courts have ruled that while an employer cannot fire a pregnant employee based on the pregnancy, employers do not have to pay the employee for time off because pregnancy is a voluntary condition.
B) Gracie is entitled to be paid because all employers covered by Title VII must pay employees for the time they are medically required to be off work for pregnancy.
C) Gracie is entitled to some pay because employers covered by Title VII must pay employees half their pay for the time they are medically required to be off work for pregnancy.
D) Gracie is entitled to be paid because employers under Title VII must treat temporary disability caused by pregnancy the same as any other temporary disability and Groucho paid other employees who were off based upon temporary disabilities.
E) Gracie is not entitled to be paid because courts have ruled that employers only have to pay employees for time they are medically required to be off for pregnancy if the employee handbook provides for such payments.