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You are covered by the discrimination provisions of Title VII1 if you engage in an “industry affecting commerce” (almost all employers) and employ or have employed 15 or more employees for each working day in 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.
Under Title VII employers can’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, all of which are addressed in detail below in the section discussing protected classes and the types of discrimination.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA), an amendment to Title VII, requires that you treat a pregnant employee the same as any other employee. When a female employee becomes unable to work due to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, you must treat her disability the same as any other disability.2
1. 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.
2. 42 U.S.C. 2000e(k) et seq.