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URBANO v. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

No. 96-21115.

138 F.3d 204 (1998)

Mirtha URBANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Bohorquez, Houston, TX, Douglas H. Maddux, Jr., Humble, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robin Elizabeth Curtis, Margaret Coullard Phillips, Continental Airlines, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Donna R. Lenhoff, Rebecca Epstein, Women's Legal Defense Fund, Washington, DC, for Women's Legal Defense Fund, Amicus Curiae.

Sara Mandelbaum, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, for American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Women's Right Project, Amicus Curiae.

Jeffrey P. Hintermeister, Houston, TX, for American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Amicus Curiae.

Before REAVLEY, JONES and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Urbano challenges the district court's holding that a company policy of granting light-duty assignments only to workers who suffer occupational injuries does not violate Title VII, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA"). Because the PDA protects pregnant women only from being treated differently than similarly-situated non-pregnant employees, it does not guarantee light-duty assignments. We affirm the judgment...

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