Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, employers must treat pregnancy in the same manner as which of the following?

• A. As any other disability
• B. As a medical condition
• C. A temporary impairment
• D. Not subject to disability considerations

Answer: (A)

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires that pregnancy be treated the same as any other disability for purposes of employment benefits and accommodations. This means if an employer provides disability leave, protections, or accommodations to employees with other medical conditions or disabilities, they must extend the same treatment to pregnant employees. The intent is to prevent special rules for pregnancy and ensure parity in how workplace policies are applied across medical conditions.

This isn’t saying pregnancy is a disability itself, but that policies affecting disability or medical conditions must be applied to pregnancy in the same way. The other options don’t fit because they narrow the comparison or suggest pregnancy is exempt from disability considerations, which the act does not permit.