Month: April 2015

In United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court held unconstitutional, Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act's definition of marriage under federal law as the union of a man and woman. As a result of the case, federal laws providing rights to "spouses" had to be...

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA") is in place, and it prohibits discrimination in the workplace because of pregnancy. For example, an employer cannot refuse to hire a woman because she is pregnant, or has indicated that she plans on becoming so. Similarly, that...