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.
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.