You are a HR Professional for your organization and you're educating your staff on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Which one of the following statements about the Pregnancy Discrimination Act is…

This statement is true - the PDA explicitly requires that pregnancy-related benefits be extended to all eligible employees regardless of marital status.

This statement is true - if an employer provides health benefits to spouses of female employees, it must provide equivalent coverage for spouses of male employees.

This statement is true - the PDA requires that pregnant employees on leave receive the same benefits as other employees on leave for non-pregnancy medical conditions.

Under the PDA, pregnancy is treated as a protected characteristic under Title VII, and refusing to hire a candidate specifically because she is pregnant constitutes unlawful sex discrimination. The anticipated duration of maternity leave or the timing of childbirth is not a legally permissible basis for an employment decision, regardless of operational inconvenience to the employer.