The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of pregnancy, child birth, or other related medical conditions. This law affects…

The PDA does not apply to all organizations regardless of size; employers with fewer than 15 employees are exempt from its requirements.

The 100-employee threshold applies to laws such as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, not the PDA.

The PDA of 1978 amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which sets the 15-employee minimum threshold for covered employers. This same 15-employee threshold also applies to other Title VII protections and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Covered employers are prohibited from discriminating based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions in any aspect of employment.

The PDA applies broadly to qualifying private sector employers, not exclusively to federal government employees.