U.S. Supreme Court
May 20, 2009
High Court Reverses 9th Circuit Pregnancy Bias Ruling
In a win for business, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that AT&T Corp. could not be held liable for failing to grant pension benefits to long-term female employees for maternity leave they took before Congress legislated on the issue.
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - In a win for business, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that AT&T Corp. could not be held liable for failing to grant pension benefits to long-term female employees for maternity leave they took before Congress legislated the issue. The 7-2 ruling marks another reversal this term for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has yet to be affirmed on any of its 11 cases the justi...
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