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Workplace Law and Ethics

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Institution Discrimination at workplace and employee protection regulations

Examples of discrimination in the workplace include discrimination of pregnant women employees . Pregnant women employees might be discriminated merely due to their conditions . Consequently regulations have been put in place to protect them from discrimination . The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 requires that employers must treat pregnant women like any other employee provided they can do their job (Fremgen , 2009 . This Act has protected women from losing their jobs and allowed them to advance even if they

become pregnant or they needed a short leave for childbirth . A woman employee cannot be forced to quit her job due to pregnancy nor can a woman be refused a job because she has had an abortion (Fremgen , 2009

In addition , the pregnant woman has the assurance of equal treatment regarding disability , sick leave and health insurance . It stipulates that the pregnancy must be covered in the employer 's medical plan just like it would cover the other medical conditions . The employee also qualifies for sick leave on the same basis as other employees if she is unable to work due to the pregnancy . The Pregnancy Discrimination Act also prohibits mandatory maternity leave (Fremgen , 2009

Discrimination against persons with disability in the workplace can also be experienced and this includes employees with AIDS . The Americans with disabilities Act (ADA ) of 1990 protects employees against discrimination from employers . It also covers persons living with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS ) from...