Overview The assignment below is centered on a case involving the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA ...

---

Overview The assignment below is centered on a case involving the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The PDA is an important act to have full understanding of as an HRER professional, as you will encounter it in the field. Case The case is?EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores East L.P.,?No. 21 – 1690 (7th?Cir. August 16, 2022), which can be found on the Library Resources link on the Course Navigation Menu. To prepare for this essay, read only pages 1–17, as the next section deals with discovery matters unrelated to the PDA. Be sure you can answer the following questions. Reread the material as many times as it takes to answer them fully: What was the issue involving the PDA in the case? How did the EEOC argue that the PDA applied—per the decision in?Young v. UPS??How did the court interpret and rule on the EEOC’s claims based on the following sections of the PDA? Discrimination “because of or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions;” and “women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions shall be treated the same for all employment related purposes as other persons not so affected but?similar in their ability to work.” Based on our course reading in this class, what facts in the decision support that assumption? What accommodation did the plaintiff seek in this case? Essay Write an essay discussing and answering the following questions: The court ruled in favor of the employer based on distinctions from the decision in?Young v. UPS?and interpretation of the PDA. Do you agree or disagree with the decision? If so, why? If not, why not? Do you agree with the employer’s rationale for its policy, which involved providing employment to workers injured on the job while reducing costs for workers compensation but not to women with pregnancy-related limitations? If so, why? If not, why not? The court and the employer held that the policy did not violate the PDA. Do you agree or disagree? In either event, why? Describe the aspects of the case that you find most interesting or surprising. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Save your paper as “LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_W4ESSAY" as a .doc or .docx file type. Your paper should have 1-inch margins, 12-point font, and be double-spaced. Be sure to use section headers for each scenario, and list each question followed by your response. Be sure to answer all questions and fully explain your answers. Be sure your document is free of grammar and spelling errors. GRADING Please be sure to review the attached rubric so you are aware of the assessment criteria.