Standridge v. Union Pacific Railroad

The Court holds Union Pacific’s exclusion of prescription contraception coverage does not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2000e-17 (Title VII), as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978(PDA). Because I agree with how the district court framed the discrimination inquiry, and therefore agree with its conclusion that Union Pacific’s policy discriminates against women under Title VII, as amended by the PDA, I respectfully dissent.

The Court ends with the following pronouncement in footnote five: “Union Pacific provides an equal policy for its…