Joanna, a mechanic for a transportation company in Florida, was forced out on leave when she requested accommodation for a modest lifting restriction due to her pregnancy. Other male mechanics with more significant lifting restrictions had previously been accommodated, and her coworkers had volunteered to take on her lifting duties so that she could continue working. Because she was forced to take leave so early in her pregnancy, Joanna would have run out of FMLA leave before the birth of her child, and would thus lose her job-protected status and health insurance benefits during a critical time. ERA was able to help Joanna. Joanna gave birth to a healthy baby girl, while maintaining a stable job to support herself and her new family.

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