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Surprise Arrival. Gracie was surprised and pleased to find she was pregnant. She worked as a waitress at Good Food and was aware that Groucho, her employer, had allowed employees who were ill for reasons that were not work related to take paid time off. For example, her friend Craig was off with pay for two months after suffering a mild heart attack, and her friend Bonnie was off work for three months when she ran her personal watercraft into a dock and broke her leg. Gracie told her employer Groucho about her pregnancy. He very angrily told her that pregnancy was completely voluntary, that he was not paying her a dime when she was off work, and that she would be lucky if he even allowed her to continue working at all because she would not be as cute when she gained weight. He also said that he serves families, and he does not want the kids to ask embarrassing questions of their parents regarding Gracie's condition. Gracie was very angry and threatened to sue. Groucho told her, however, that he had business law back in 1980 and that discrimination based on pregnancy is not even covered by Title VII. The employee handbook did not address the issue.
1. Who wins this case and why?

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Answer:

Gracie wins the case because of the amended title VII which was updated in 1987 to include pregnancy protection.

Explanation:

There should not be descrimimation at work on the basis of pregnancy. The title VII was amended in 1987 to include pregnancy with the protection it deserves.

When an employee is working in a firm, and get pregnant, she has every right of protection according to the amended title III , like right to pay when she is off work, even though the nature of the employee's work requires smartness.

Although, there was no pregnancy protection right included in title VIII before 1987, since same has been included, Groucho, would loose the case should Gracie goes ahead to sue him because of the amended title.