Pregnancy: Nurse Cannot Sue For Disability Discrimination.
Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession
July 1998
Quick Summary: Pregnant nurses have legal rights protected by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
However, pregnancy is not a disability and there is no right to sue under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has ruled. Jessie v. Health, 926 F. Supp. 613 (E. D. Ky., 1996).