NJ Supreme Court Sides With Pregnant Police Officer in Discrimination Suit The female officer said injured officers who sought lighter work assignments were treated more favorably than pregnant officers seeking the same accommodation
Published March 9, 2021 •
Updated on March 9, 2021 at 11:24 pm
Getty Images
New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a police department’s policy toward female officers who sought lighter workloads while pregnant violated state law.
Office Kathleen Delanoy alleged in a lawsuit that the Ocean Township police department’s maternity policy violated New Jersey’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which took effect in 2014 and strengthened protections for pregnant women in the workplace.
OCEAN TOWNSHIP (Monmouth) The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a police department’s policy toward female officers who sought lighter workloads while pregnant violated state law.
Office Kathleen Delanoy alleged in a lawsuit that the police department’s maternity policy violated New Jersey’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which took effect in 2014 and strengthened protections for pregnant women in the workplace.
Delanoy said injured officers who sought lighter work assignments were treated more favorably than pregnant officers seeking the same accommodation. For example, she said, the department s chief had discretion to waive a requirement for injured officers to use up accumulated leave time while on temporary assignment, while pregnant officers weren t afforded the same option.
NJ Supreme Court Sides With Pregnant Cop in Discrimination Suit nbcnewyork.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcnewyork.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.