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WIMBERLY v. LABOR & INDUSTRIAL REL. COMM'N

No. 85-129.

479 U.S. 511 (1987)

WIMBERLY v. LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF MISSOURI

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 21, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie S. Levin argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Michael L. Boicourt, Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were William L. Webster, Attorney General, and Sharon A. Willis.

Christopher J. Wright argued the cause and filed a brief for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Willard, Deputy Solicitor General Ayer, John F. Cordes, Marleigh D. Dover, George R. Salem, Allen H. Feldman, Carol A. De Deo, Barbara J. Johnson, and Jeffrey A. Hennemuth.*

Joan E. Bertin and Isabelle Katz Pinzler filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. as amici curiae.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Missouri Supreme Court concluded that the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 U. S. C. § 3304(a)(12), does not prohibit a State from disqualifying unemployment compensation claimants who leave their jobs because of pregnancy, when the State imposes the same disqualification on all claimants who leave their jobs for a reason not causally connected to their work or their employer. 688 S.W.2d...

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