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Peer reviewedTaylor, Ellen T. – Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review, 1978
After discussing the facts and reasoning of the two cases (General Electric Co. vs Gilbert and Nashville Gas Co. vs Satty), the author argues that the decisions are largely the product of pregnancy stereotypes and that the Court's reasoning is flawed and should not be applied outside the context of pregnancy. Journal availability: see EA 511 481.…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employees, Insurance, Leaves of Absence
