Legal Opinion
California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 13, 1987No. 85-494PublishedCited by 644 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The question presented is whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, pre-empts a state statute that re*275quires employers to provide leave and reinstatement to employees disabled by pregnancy.
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California s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Cal. Gov’t Code Ann. § 12900 et seq. (West 1980 and Supp. 1986), is a comprehensive statute that prohibits discrimination in employment and housing. In September 1978, California amended the FEHA to proscribe certain forms of employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy. See Cal.…
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