1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act”.
Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
A BILL
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes.
2. Protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace
Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(k)) is amended in the first sentence, by striking “as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability” and inserting “as any other applicants for employment with, or employees employed by, the same employer, in work that is performed under similar working conditions, who are not so affected but similar in their temporary ability”.