The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Does Not

question 48

Multiple Choice

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act does not:

• A) require employers to treat pregnancy as other disabilities are treated.
• B) require women disabled by pregnancy to be provided with the same benefits as other disabled workers.
• C) require an employer to provide paid sick leave benefits to pregnant women if it does not provide them to other disabled workers.
• D) prevent termination because of pregnancy

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