Legal Opinion
AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 18, 2009No. 07-543PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
The question is whether an employer necessarily violates the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), 42 U. S. C. §2000e(k), when it pays pension benefits calculated in part under an accrual rule, applied only prior to the PDA, that gave less retirement credit for pregnancy leave than for medical leave generally. We hold there is no necessary violation; and the benefit calculation rule in this case is part of a bona fide seniority system under § 703(h) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U. S. C. § 2QQ0e-2(h), which insulates it from challenge.
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Since 1914, AT&T Corporation (then…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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