This Woman Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination and Won. Her Case Is Rare

HC raps UPSSSC for denying physical efficiency test to pregnant aspirant

Allahabad HC raps UPSSSC for denying PET postponement to nine-month pregnant forest guard aspirant, says pregnancy can’t bar public jobs; orders test in 4 weeks.

Pregnancy Cannot Be Ground To Deny Public Employment: Allahabad High Court

The Lucknow bench's order came on a special appeal filed by Komal Jaiswal against the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission's refusal to defer her physical efficiency test for the Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard recruitment.

This woman sued for pregnancy discrimination and won. Her case is rare

Research shows pregnant women and new mothers are routinely let go from their jobs, discriminated against, and, in one case, forced to pump breastmilk in a storeroom. We want to hear your stories.

Pregnancy no ground to deny government jobs: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court ordered UPSSSC to let a pregnant Forest Guard candidate take a deferred physical test. The bench said denying postponement over pregnancy violates reproductive rights and the right to livelihood.

Pregnancy Cannot Be Ground To Deny Employment, Rules Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has affirmed that pregnancy should not serve as a basis for denying a woman public employment, emphasising that compelling a woman to choose between motherhood and professional opportunities infringes on her reproductive rights as well as her right to a livelihood. This declaration was made while addressing a plea from a candidate who sought to postpone her physical efficiency test for recruitment as a Forest Guard and W…