Legal Opinion
Mirtha URBANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1998No. 96-21115PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Urbano challenges the district court’s holding that a company policy of granting light-duty assignments only to workers who suffer occupational injuries does not violate Title VII, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”). Because the PDA protects pregnant women only from being treated differently than similarly-situated non-pregnant employees, it does not guarantee light-duty assignments. We affirm the judgment as a matter of law for Continental Airlines, Inc.
BACKGROUND
In 1990, Mirtha Urbano began working for Continental Airlines in…
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