California Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Guerra
| California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra | |
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| Argued October 8, 1986 Decided January 13, 1987 | |
| Full case name | California Federal Savings & Loan Association et al. v. Guerra, Director, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, et al. |
| Citations | 479 U.S. 272 (more) 479 U.S. 272 (1987) |
| Holding | |
| The California Fair Employment and Housing Act in 12945(b)(2), which requires employers to provide leave and reinstatement to employees disabled by pregnancy, is consistent with federal law. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Marshall, J., in Parts I, II, III-B, III-C, and IV, joined by Brennan, J., Blackmun, J., O'Connor, J. |
| Concurrence | Stevens, J. |
| Concurrence | Scalia, J. |
| Dissent | White, J., joined by Rehnquist, C.J., Powell, J. |
| Laws applied | |
| Cal. Gov't Code § 12945(b)(2), Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 | |
California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra, 479 U.S. 272 (1987), was a case before the United States Supreme Court. The case was about whether a state may require employers to provide greater pregnancy benefits than required by federal law, as well as the ability to require pregnancy benefits to women without similar benefits to men.
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External links
- California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra at FindLaw.com.