California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra

California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 8, 1986 Decided January 13, 1987
Full case name	California Federal Savings & Loan Association et al. v. Guerra, Director, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, et al.
Citations	479 U.S. 272 (more)
Holding
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act in 12945(b)(2), which requires employers to provide leave and reinstatement to employees disabled by pregnancy, is consistent with federal law.
Court membership
Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices William J. Brennan, Jr. · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell, Jr. · John P. Stevens Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Case opinions
Majority	Marshall,, joined by Brennan, Blackmun, Stevens, O'Connor (Parts I, II, III-B, III-C, IV)
Concurrence	Stevens
Concurrence	Scalia
Dissent	White, joined by Rehnquist, Powell
Laws applied
Cal. Gov't Code § 12945(b)(2), Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978

California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra, 479 U.S. 272 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case about whether a state may require employers to provide greater pregnancy benefits than required by federal law, as well as the ability to require pregnancy benefits to women without similar benefits to men. The court held that The California Fair Employment and Housing Act in 12945(b)(2), which requires employers to provide leave and reinstatement to employees disabled by pregnancy, is consistent with federal law.

Background

Lillian Garland had worked for California Federal Savings and Loan for about 4 years before needing to take time out to have her baby. She ultimately trained the woman to take her place during her time off as indicated by her Dr. and upon her return, was to be told that the person that she had trained was given the job. She field suit alleging violations of the Pregancy Discrimination Act of 1978.

External links

• California Federal S. & L. Assn. v. Guerra at FindLaw.com.