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Evaluation of article: The pregnancy discrimination act The article has great content, little grammatical errors with clarity throughout the text. This text talks a lot about related issues instead of focusing on the main point. Which has lead to opinions in the lower half of the article. An entire section of the article is dedicated to the critiques of the topic.

Short Summary: Civil acts right of 1964 Title VII or commonly know as United States labor law prevented employers from discrimination against its employees on a basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. This like many other laws and regulations put in place in the 1900s left tons of loop holes. Ultimately, most businesses are out to make as much profit as possible so corrupt businesses were taking advantage of its perspective and current employees. Companies were discriminating against women with children, people with disabilities and hiring based on age instead of pure ability. The pregnancy discrimination act of 1978 shed light on this situation and amended the Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964. This supplemented the original clause that sex discrimination was prohibited and altered it to accommodate sex discrimination on a basis of pregnancy. This law was put in place in response to General Electric company v. Gilbert which deemed pregnancy discrimination its own entity and not apart of sex discrimination. Although this law was put in place with many stipulations mother have to meet to be exempt from this discrimination the law is still crucial to our society.

Lead Section: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is a law put in place to restrict employers from taking advantage of its employees. This employment law stop discrimination against mothers in the work place. It also specified that discrimination against pregnant mothers falls under sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy specifically.

Write up for week 7: Employment laws set apart the employer to employee relationship. It regulates how much power an employer has as well as the rights of the employee. Employment laws also mediate all relationships held in the work place, as far out as trade unions, and government influence. Even if employment laws do not address every issue in the work place these rules set a tone to follow. For example, if a problem occurs the laws and regulations already in place are a guideline to help each person figure out where to go next. For the grey areas of these policies most businesses have representatives in place to determine the appropriate steps to take. Most of these officials are human resource representatives. When discussing employment laws often times the employee is referred to as an agent and the employer is referred to as the principal. The agent to principal relationship is important to any business assuring clear guidelines makes it easier for companies to avoid lawsuits, and misunderstanding that end to a loss in profit.

This law is crucial to society because those who are discriminated against are apart of our community and have equal rights. Those with children, and disabilities have a higher cost of living and need resources to thrive. With equal opportunity they can contribute to society in a more positive way. The purpose of this law is give shed more equality throughout our community. In the workplace history has shown strong able men as most capable. After years of women in the workplace effectiveness has shown on both ends of the spectrum. Society focuses on the cost of these accommodations instead of the effect. When we spread love and equality we got more out of a productive society opposed to an unjust society. Many people in the workplace end up needed accommodations that each company pays for. These problems occur with time and long working hours. So thinking about accommodations it can not be avoided. Most men live shorter lives and have more health complications compared to women because of lack of self care. So thinking long term, if women take better care of themselves a company would get work from a women with or without child. Child baring and birth are difficult times and each life contributes to our society and should not be punished. Women are discriminated against just on the basis that they may become pregnant which targets them for lower wages even if they are hired, fewer job promotions and less mentoring throughout the span of time with any particular company. These laws are crucial for forcing people in the right direction. Although Title VII does not prevent every act of discrimination it is a step in the right direction.

The employment protections provided by the pregnancy discrimination act are provided only for the time a women is with child. In this specific law it is referred to as the “protected period”.This period could be stretched if the women involved was granted maternity leave. In this case it would end when the maternity leave ends or when a women returns to work. This act protects women from being treated unfairly because they have given birth, become pregnant, or breastfeeding. It is also unlawful for anyone to discriminate against you because of a pregnancy-related illness, on or will soon begin maternity leave. This law also places requirements on employers to abide by these revaluation if it has 15 employees in a calendar year, to award maternity leave for full time employees, and to not discriminate against those who need extra accommodations because they become pregnant. We must resist any urge to kick our fellow american while they are in need of extra help. When a women is with child she is contributing to the future of our society and she deserves to be treated fairly in the workplace. While pregnancy itself has its own battles, as a community it is our job to not discriminate against one another to get ahead. The more help we give one another the less we will pay for lack of care in our society. Civil rights are owed to any American, if we take away our rights we have nothing.