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MALDONADO v. U.S. BANK

No. 98-3837.

186 F.3d 759 (1999)

Jessica MALDONADO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. BANK and Manufacturers Bank, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest T. Rossiello (argued), Rossiello & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Edward P. Freud (argued), Ruff, Weidenaar & Reidy, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, DIANE P. WOOD and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

From what we can tell, this case goes to the core of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k): an employer cannot discriminate against a pregnant employee simply because it believes pregnancy might prevent the employee from doing her job. U.S. Bank fired Jessica Maldonado the day after she announced to her supervisor, Amalia Gonzalez, that she was pregnant. Maldonado sued, alleging sex discrimination in violation...

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