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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

Related Cases

  • Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur, 414 U.S. 632 (1974).
  • Cohen v. Chesterfield County School Board, 414 U.S. 632 (1974).
  • General Electric v. Gilbert, 429 U.S. 125 (1976).
  • Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, 434 U.S. 136 (1977).

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.

Additional topics

Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1973 to 1980