- “Same treatment” means that pregnant employees are entitled to light duty work if the employer provides light duty work to other employees – and this also means that policies that limit light duty work to on-the-job injuries are discriminatory.
- Lactation is a pregnancy-related medical condition for the purposes of the PDA, meaning that employers cannot discriminate against an employee because she is breastfeeding or needs breaks to express milk.
- Fathers must be given the same amount of child care leave as mothers. Employers can give birth mothers longer leave, whether paid or unpaid, as long as the difference is attributable to the time the mothers need for childbirth and recovery.
- It is illegal for employers to: (a) discriminate against women because they might become pregnant at some point in the future; (b) make employment decisions are based on stereotypes and assumptions about pregnant employees; and (c) force pregnant workers out on leave if they are able to do their jobs.