Young verse United Parcel Service is about a pregnant worker named Peggy who was forced to take unpaid time off due to her pregnancy and limitations on how much she could lift. UPS provided time off so that she could undergo in vitro fertilization. she later became pregnant and was limited to lifting 20 pounds and UPS would not provide her with light lifting work. Young had no medical or family leave available so she was forced to take unpaid time off. Young sued claiming that she should have been protected because of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. They argue that she was facing gender and disability discrimination. If they agree that she should be protected then UPS should have found and provided Young with light lifting work or paid time off. However, UPS did not provide her with light lifting work so Young has decided to fight for what she believed …show more content…
The majority's opinion was delivered by Justice Stephen G. Breyer. he said that the Pregnancy Discrimination Act requiring employees to provide the same accommodations to pregnant workers as they would other workers that have similar limitations regardless of other possible factors was too broad. There is no real evidence showing that the Act was meant to grant pregnancy as an unconditional “most favored-nation status” but it was not meant to just be sex discrimination either. The Act was meant to go beyond just defining discrimination because of sex but to also include pregnancy discrimination. According to framework that was established in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green the plaintiff can show that she faced separate treatment from her employer. McDonnell v. Green requires evidence that the employer’s actions were most likely based on discriminatory motives, and any reason the employer offered were pretext. However, not everyone agreed and three justices voted