Question: Pippa became pregnant the week she started work as an administrator at Awesome University. Her...

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Question: Pippa became pregnant the week she started work as an administrator at Awesome University. Her supervisor was so annoyed at her that he would not consider her for promotion to another job within the university. Under the university's maternity leave policy, Pippa was not entitled to any time off from work because she had not been an employee for at least a year by the time her baby was born. When she quit her job, the university cancelled her health insurance coverage. Has the university violated the law? Strategy: First: Is Pippa protected by any statutes? The possibilities are: the FMLA, COBRA, and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Second: How do these statutes apply? Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, an employer cannot deny a promotion to a woman because she is pregnant. Also, if employees are allowed time off for illness, they must also be allowed time off for pregnancy. Thus, if men