The Impact of Pregnancy Discrimination
Introduction
The United State Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (UPS, 2017). UPS provides jobs to 434,000 employees (UPS, 2017). UPS is the world’s largest package delivery company and one of the leading global providers of specialized transportation and logistics services (UPS, 2017). UPS is comprised of several departments within the organization servicing every address in North American and Europe, such as package operations, supply chain and freight (UPS, 2017). UPS is a publicly traded company.
Careers at UPS have been given high regard and claims to be a working environment unlike any other in the world, truly a unique career experience (UPS, 2017). The company has its own Women’s Leadership & Development program which allows women to enhance their abilities both professionally and personally UPS, 2017). UPS takes pride in going the extra mile for employees and invested $565 million last year in training employees (UPS, 2017). …show more content…
Expectant mothers deserve fair treatment in the workplace. Peggy Young took on the job at UPS prior to becoming pregnant. Upon becoming pregnant, Young claims that UPS was not willing to accommodate her needs, however accommodated a subset of workers with disabling condition (Young v. UPS, 2015). Young believes pregnant workers who are similar in the ability to work should receive the same treatment even if other non-pregnant workers do not receive accommodations (Young v. UPS, 2015). During the court hearings, Young stated UPS made accommodations for workers who were injured on the job, had disabilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Young v. UPS, 2015). Peggy Young was required to go on extended, unpaid leave from UPS and also lost her medical
Introduction
The United State Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (UPS, 2017). UPS provides jobs to 434,000 employees (UPS, 2017). UPS is the world’s largest package delivery company and one of the leading global providers of specialized transportation and logistics services (UPS, 2017). UPS is comprised of several departments within the organization servicing every address in North American and Europe, such as package operations, supply chain and freight (UPS, 2017). UPS is a publicly traded company.
Careers at UPS have been given high regard and claims to be a working environment unlike any other in the world, truly a unique career experience (UPS, 2017). The company has its own Women’s Leadership & Development program which allows women to enhance their abilities both professionally and personally UPS, 2017). UPS takes pride in going the extra mile for employees and invested $565 million last year in training employees (UPS, 2017). …show more content…
Expectant mothers deserve fair treatment in the workplace. Peggy Young took on the job at UPS prior to becoming pregnant. Upon becoming pregnant, Young claims that UPS was not willing to accommodate her needs, however accommodated a subset of workers with disabling condition (Young v. UPS, 2015). Young believes pregnant workers who are similar in the ability to work should receive the same treatment even if other non-pregnant workers do not receive accommodations (Young v. UPS, 2015). During the court hearings, Young stated UPS made accommodations for workers who were injured on the job, had disabilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Young v. UPS, 2015). Peggy Young was required to go on extended, unpaid leave from UPS and also lost her medical