Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 1983No. 81-1578PublishedCited by 3,478 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
New York’s Human Rights Law forbids discrimination in employment, including discrimination in employee benefit plans on the basis of pregnancy. The State’s Disability Benefits Law requires employers to pay sick-leave benefits to employees unable to work because of pregnancy or other nonoccupational disabilities. The question before us is whether these New York laws are pre-empted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
The Human Rights Law, N. Y. Exec. Law §§290-301 (McKinney 1982 and Supp. 1982-1983), is a comprehensive antidiscrimination statute prohibiting, among…
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