Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, requiring pregnant workers to be treated the same as others similar in ability or inability to work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T243134 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 Context triple: [Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, expandedBy, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978]
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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B.
Title IX of the Social Security Act
Title IX of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory framework that established the unemployment compensation system in cooperation with the states as part of the New Deal social welfare reforms.
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C.
Equal Pay Act of 1963
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, requiring that men and women receive equal pay for equal work.
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D.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers, including many public-sector and domestic employees.
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E.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislative changes that updated wage and hour protections, including raising the minimum wage and expanding coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 Target entity description: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, requiring pregnant workers to be treated the same as others similar in ability or inability to work.
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A.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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B.
Title IX of the Social Security Act
Title IX of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory framework that established the unemployment compensation system in cooperation with the states as part of the New Deal social welfare reforms.
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C.
Equal Pay Act of 1963
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, requiring that men and women receive equal pay for equal work.
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D.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers, including many public-sector and domestic employees.
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E.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislative changes that updated wage and hour protections, including raising the minimum wage and expanding coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
anti-discrimination law ⓘ |
| amends | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employment
ⓘ
job applicants ⓘ pregnant workers ⓘ |
| appliesToEmployersWith | 15 or more employees ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covers |
firing
ⓘ
fringe benefits ⓘ health insurance ⓘ hiring ⓘ job assignments ⓘ leave policies ⓘ pay ⓘ promotion ⓘ training ⓘ |
| definesAsSexDiscrimination |
discrimination on the basis of childbirth
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discrimination on the basis of pregnancy ⓘ discrimination on the basis of related medical conditions ⓘ |
| effectiveIn |
private sector employment
ⓘ
public sector employment ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalArea | employment discrimination law ⓘ |
| partOf | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| prohibits |
employers from limiting pregnancy-related benefits to married employees
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employers from providing different benefits for pregnancy than for other conditions ⓘ employers from refusing to hire a woman because she is pregnant ⓘ employers from requiring pregnant employees to remain on leave until childbirth if they are able to return earlier ⓘ employers from setting different conditions for return to work after pregnancy than for other medical leaves ⓘ employment discrimination based on childbirth ⓘ employment discrimination based on pregnancy ⓘ employment discrimination based on related medical conditions ⓘ forced leave of pregnant employees when able to work ⓘ |
| protects |
women affected by childbirth
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women affected by pregnancy ⓘ women affected by related medical conditions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Americans with Disabilities Act
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surface form:
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ⓘ |
| requires |
health insurance coverage for pregnancy-related conditions on the same terms as other medical conditions
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pregnancy-related benefits be provided on the same basis as benefits for other medical conditions ⓘ pregnant employees be treated the same as temporarily disabled employees ⓘ |
| requiresEqualTreatmentWith | other employees similar in ability or inability to work ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
pregnancy discrimination
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sex discrimination in employment ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1978 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 Description of subject: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, requiring pregnant workers to be treated the same as others similar in ability or inability to work.
Referenced by (1)
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