Legal Opinion
California Federal Sayings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1985No. Nos. 84-5843, 84-5844PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
California law requires employers covered by Title VII to grant pregnancy disability leave of up to four months to their employees. Cal.Gov’t Code § 12945(b)(2).1 Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a).2 This prohibition includes, by virtue of the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment (“PDA”), discrimination on the basis of pregnancy. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k).3 California Federal Savings and Loan Association (“Cal Fed”) maintains a disability leave policy that is, on its face, gender-neutral. It fails, however, to afford…
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- Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hawaii Housing Authority v. MidkiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Rebecca Maganuco, on Behalf of Herself and Numerous Others Similarly Situated v. Leyden Community High School District 212Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Munday v. Waste Management of North America, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1998
- Butler v. Provident Life & Accident InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1985
- California Federal Savings and Loan Association v. GuerraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985