Companies Must Provide Reasonable Accommodations for an Employee's Disability and Pregnancy

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Gracious, LLC, a bakery, for allegedly discriminating against an employee due to her disability and pregnancy.  The EEOC's lawsuit claims that the bakery terminated an employee from her job because she missed two shifts to receive emergency medical treatment related to her pregnancy.  Indeed, the employee was ready to return to work after two days, but Gracious, LLC informed her that it was choosing to terminate her employment because her pregnancy complications caused a reliability issue.  This alleged conduct violates both the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, which prohibits discrimination against an employee due to their disability or perceived disability, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, which prohibits discrimination against employees due to their pregnancy.  See EEOC v. Gracious, LLC d/b/a Gracious Bakery + Café), Civil Action No. 24-cv-00218 (E.D. La.).