Pregnancy discrimination is against the law. The EEOC enforces three federal laws that protect job applicants and employees who are pregnant.The Commission has filed 44 lawsuits involving claims of pregnancy discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The NYCHRL prohibits unlawful discrimination in employment, public accommodations, and housing on the basis of actual or perceived pregnancy. Under the Act, an employer may not refuse to hire a woman because of her pregnancy and may not terminate a pregnant employee because she is pregnant. This is called pregnancy discrimination. Nothing in the Pregnancy. Discrimination Act, or Title VII, obliges employers to accommodate the child-care concerns of breast-feeding female. Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA): Federal law that protects pregnant workers from discrimination. It applies to employers with 15 or more employees.