Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

575 U.S. 206 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

Set a framework for evaluating pregnancy-discrimination claims where an employer accommodates some workers but not pregnant workers.

Scope and limitations: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act now supplies additional statutory obligations; issue-specific law must be current.

Open authoritative source

4 issue placements

Care Economy

Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Care Economy. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act now supplies additional statutory obligations; issue-specific law must be current.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Childcare & Early Learning

Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Childcare & Early Learning. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act now supplies additional statutory obligations; issue-specific law must be current.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Childcare, Eldercare, Leave & Household Decision-Making

Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Childcare, Eldercare, Leave & Household Decision-Making. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act now supplies additional statutory obligations; issue-specific law must be current.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Maternal Health Equity

Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Maternal Health Equity. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act now supplies additional statutory obligations; issue-specific law must be current.

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.