Geduldig v. Aiello
Significance, Four Women, Different Pregnancies, Another Court Heard, Is Normal Pregnancy A Disability?
Appellant
Dwight Geduldig, director of the California Department of Human Resources Development
Appellees
Carolyn Aiello, Augustina Armendariz, Elizabeth Johnson, Jacqueline Jaramillo
Appellant's Claim
That the district court erred when it ruled that California was required to pay disability benefits to private employees temporarily disabled by their pregnancies.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Joanne Condas
Chief Lawyer for Appellees
Wendy W. Williams
Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, William H. Rehnquist, Potter Stewart (writing for the Court), Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
17 June 1974
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Sources
Hardy, Benjamin A. Jr., Jack B. Hood, and Harold S. Lewis, Jr. Workers' Compensation and Employee Protection Laws in a Nutshell. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: West Publishing, 1990.
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