Editing Johnson Controls (section)

== Women's work rights ==
In 1982, Johnson Controls enacted what it called a "[[Fetal protection policies in the United States|fetal protection policy]]", which denied women the right to work on the battery production line because of the potential harm to a [[fetus]] they might conceive. Women were allowed to work on the production line only if they could prove that "...&nbsp;their inability to bear children had been medically documented."

In April 1984, the [[United Automobile Workers]] sued Johnson Controls on behalf of three employees. These employees were Mary Craig, who had chosen to be [[Sterilization (medicine)|sterilized]] to avoid losing her job, Elsie Nason, a 50-year-old divorcee, who had suffered a loss of compensation when she was transferred from a high paying job that exposed her to lead, and Donald Penney, who had been denied a request for a [[leave of absence]] for the purpose of lowering his blood lead levels because he intended to become a father. [[United Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc.|The case]] was argued before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] on 10 October 1990 and was decided on 20 March 1991. The Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. This was a landmark ruling because it affirmed that "...&nbsp;it is no more appropriate for the courts than it is for individual employers to decide whether a woman's reproductive role is more important to herself and her family than her economic role."<ref name="UAW">{{cite court| litigants=Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls| volume=499| reporter=U.S.|opinion=187, 111 S.Ct. 1196| date=20 March 1991| url=https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/499/187/case.html}}</ref>