Young v. United Parcel Service, 707 F.3d 437 (4th Cir. 2013), rev'd and remanded, 575 U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. 1338 (2015)

Mar 25, 2015

OUTCOME: U.S. Supreme Court held that Ms. Young had set out prima facie case of discrmination and she could prove discrimination by showing that UPS’s policies impose a burden on pregnant employees and that its reasons give rise to an inference of discrimination.

Plaintiff Peggy Young sued UPS for pregnancy discrimination when the employer refused to permit her to work while pregnant, due to a weight lifting restriction. The lower courts granted summary judgme ... nt to UPS. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed, finding that pregnancy discrimination could be found where an employer refuses to grant an accommodation to a pregnant employee that it grants to other employees.