Case: Disability Discrimination/Pregnancy Discrimination (M.D. Tenn.)

Feb. 18, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC

A federal district court denied summary judgment on a female truck driver’s claims under the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act against Penske Logistics, LLC and Penske Leasing Co., L.P., finding material factual disputes regarding whether Penske could have accommodated her pregnancy-related 20-pound lifting restriction without undue hardship rather than placing her on leave, but granted summary judgment on her Family and Medical Leave Act and Tennessee Maternity Leave Act claims because she failed to establish eligibility and never requested such leave.

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