Geduldig v. Aiello
417 U.S. 484 · U.S. Supreme Court
Holding and boundaries
Held that exclusion of pregnancy-related disabilities from a state insurance program was not, on that record, a sex classification under the Equal Protection Clause.
Scope and limitations: Subsequent statutes, including the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, materially alter employment-law analysis.
2 issue placements
Childcare, Eldercare, Leave & Household Decision-Making
Geduldig v. Aiello rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Childcare, Eldercare, Leave & Household Decision-Making. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Subsequent statutes, including the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, materially alter employment-law analysis.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Maternal Health Equity
Geduldig v. Aiello rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Maternal Health Equity. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Subsequent statutes, including the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, materially alter employment-law analysis.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Publication and provenance
The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.
Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.