Spring time fashions re at
their best for the stepping out
occasions during the rm ea­
tber season,
For the monied 0
is I ing for that un dultera­
ted elegance ith slim afflu­
ent 100 ing clothes, the Paris
desi rs have a' ctacular
of f shionables iust
oozing ith good. taste for
iog nd Summ r '79.
Th terry cloth h em rged
from the Nth 0 adorn th
lady in everything from the
sun 'dress to the tennis courts.
'f A big loose knit stra hat
ill help keep the sun a �y
nd add � taste of flair to this
dimension in feminin
fashion. Add a p ir of big hoop
MTin nd you're re dy for
the sunshin .
There re fashions for th
Disco, too, F rom beautifu sil s
and lusciou satin, to peak-a­
boo lace and sheer se -Vlrough
p tterns. In eve thing fro
p nt ui to nee-len th dres s.
On the e ning scene th
Ion dress is still the predomi­
nant f�shion attire for the I dy
t th th ter, at th prom or
iu t out painting th to n ith
her sophisticated fello .
Str p or trapl , th
uropean designer h enh need
the go n to t e
ision of 10
n
til
nd
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your n
lit
Beverly - Slmshi
'dress for eveni
ouson top, dra
nee line e icized
tie belt. Flo J , 1005e
mel easy to the floor.
April 24, 1979
THE OTIZE
P S
Go rnor illi en signed �.A. 153 on �y 22, 1978,
ndin th Elliott-LMsen Civil ights Act. The folio eng
questions and ans rs offered to exptain ichi I� as
it affects prqn�cy, � related benefits nd sex
discrimin�tion.
� �ffecf prepunt
en?
endmcnt does not re�lIy ch nge ichipn I�, ich
has consistentJy provided th�t en orkers could not
treated differentJy because of sex. R ther
cI¥ifi ichipn I� , follo'n a US. Supre
decision which decided that Titl VII, the federal la ,did not
require that pregnant or ers be gi n the same benefits s
other rkers.
aid the Act become effecti ?
The amendment was given immediate effect on M�y 22, 1978;
but since omen ere covered previously under existin pro­
visions, the Dep rtment of Civil Rights has accepted nd
processed complaints of different # treatment bee usc of
pregnancy for several years.
t kinds of benefits are likely to be �ffected?
The I w protect against discrimination in all benefit system .
There are at least three ind of benefit plans hich seem to
hav treated pregnant orkers differently: (1) hospitalization
or health insurance plans, hich 0 ten limited benefits to
pregn nt orkers hile providing unlimited benefit to other
orkers, or which excluded certain benefits, like pre-natel or
post-natal care: (2) ick lea for �ny illness or disability, and
(3) income for a orker who i temporarily di bled. which
sam times excluded temporarily disabled pregnant or er ,
while providing such benefits to �II other temporaril di bled
or ers.
Does the � require employers to Ii these benefits no ?
The I w does not require employers to provide benefits to
pregnant r ers that are not available to other or ers. The
ta does require that pregnant orkers be given th m
benefits as other rkers, ithout discrimin tion. For
c ample, mo t employer provide hospitalization insur nce,
C ill rs
Jose
Beverly - Todav's hshion. A
disco p ntsuit. H s gatherin on
th shoulden, modified dolnun
sleeves and ties at t .. is
Sunn - terry §U111dre�
tti straps and �
ruffled bodice. For
fun, the stn' t s . t
h' front split.
ith
•
nt c . In keep' up ith ne fashion trend for the
82r�n�c via one of t tri-county Ma'S finest �ppMel shop
'.
f
'.
I-�ttired fi nu ,
proudly JW
t
Ithough the ta docs not f1 quire them to do so.
employer does not ma e ny hospiul in r nce p' n vail b ,
this la docs not require one. But, if hospitalization pi n
provided no , the I requires t it co r pr n nd
prcgn cv-rclatcd problems on th b i
medical conditions.
III a Doctor's su nt
If the employer norm lIy rcquir
ould a mother covered for option of a chi d?
The I protects ain t discrimin tion b sed
pregn ncy and rei ted- medical conditi n of the or er; it
docs not est blish child-care time off. ny employ rs ill
grant lea of bsencc, usually unp id, for child-are
and if there is uch provision, it ould be nted for
doption swell s for care of th 'employee's o. n child,
me employers I 0 permit time off for fath r to participat
in or are chi d-care duties. If a f ther i needed, nd th
e';'ployer p�o ide uch Ie vc, it should grant d ithout
di crimination.
re cov red.
norm I or
condition.