· 2/19/1872
Hewes v. Taylor
Citations
- 70 Pa. 387
- 1872 Pa. LEXIS 55
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- sustaining compensatory damage award related to employer’s discrimination against pregnancy-related disability in violation of local ordinance
- sustaining compensatory damage award related to employer's discrimination against pregnancy-related disability in violation of local ordinance
- resolution of a matter before a judicial tribunal requires ascertainment of the facts, of the applicable law, and application of law to the facts
- “pregnancy is not coextensive with disability. Accordingly, the mandate of the law is not that pregnancy be treated as a disability, but that pregnancy-related disability be treated like any other disability”
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Judges: Agnew, Prius, Sharswood, Thompson, Williams
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