April 17 (Bloomberg) — Florida's law protecting women against workplace discrimination also covers those who are pregnant, the state's supreme court said in overturning a trial court ruling.
Reinstating a lawsuit filed by a former worker at a property management company, the appeals court said pregnancy is "a natural condition and primary characteristic unique to the female sex," and covered by Florida's civil rights act.
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is prohibited under federal law. Some states including California, Illinois and New York, also have laws guarding against pregnancy discrimination, either through explicit statutes or by way of legal findings, according to women's advocacy group Legal Momentum.
Peguy Delva, a former front desk manager for Continental Group Inc., claimed the Hollywood, Florida- based property manager placed her under heightened scrutiny and refused to let her change shifts after she revealed she was pregnant. The company also didn't let her return to work after maternity leave, Delva claimed.
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