Allen v. totes/Isotoner Corp.

{¶ 12} LaNisa Allen’s complaint alleged that Isotoner discriminated against her on the basis of pregnancy, “a condition of gender,” in violation of Ohio’s Fair Employment Practices Act, R.C. Chapter 4112 (“FEPA”), as amended by Ohio’s Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”), 138 Ohio Laws, Part I, 1430, 1431-1432; that her termination was against public policy; that her “medical condition, the act of lactating, constitutes a ‘handicap’ ” for purposes of the FEPA; and that she had been discriminated against on the basis of her handicap under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).

{¶ 13} We…