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The New Jersey Supreme Court Considers the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act for the First Time in Police Pregnancy Discrimination Matter
On March 9, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an important employment law decision on pregnancy discrimination in the case of Delanoy v. Township of Ocean, which confirms the distinct causes of actions that may be brought and how they should be brought under the New Jersey Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“NJPWFA”).
Background
A female police officer for the Township of Ocean brought a pregnancy discrimination case against the Township based on standing operating procedures
(“SPOs”) and the Township’s treatment, which she alleged discriminated against her in violation of the NJPWFA and New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”).