30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,024, 3 Employee Benefits Ca 1833 the Miller-Wohl Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Labor and Industry, State of Montana, and Tamara L. Buley, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, California Dep't of Fair Employment & Housing, Employment Law Center, and Equal Rights Advocates, Inc., Amici Curiae

685 F.2d 1088 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,024 , 3 Employee Benefits Ca 1833 The MILLER-WOHL CO., INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, STATE OF MONTANA, and Tamara L. Buley, Defendants-Appellees. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, California Dep't of Fair Employment & Housing, Employment Law Center, and Equal Rights Advocates, Inc., Amici Curiae. No. 81-3333. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 9, 1982. Decided Aug. 27, 1982. Charles L. Fine, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellant. Paul Van Tricht, Helena, Mont., argued, for Com'r of Labor. Richard R. Buley, Missoula, Mont., argued, for T. L. Buley; Tipp, Hoven, Skjelset & Fizzell, Missoula, Mont., on brief. Linda Krieger, San Francisco, Cal., for Dept. of Fair Employment. Karen MacRae Smith, Washington, D.C., for E.E.O.C. Appeal from the United States District Court of the District of Montana. Before WRIGHT, KILKENNY, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 The Miller-Wohl Company fired Tamara Buley because she missed several days of work. Buley was pregnant. Her pregnancy-related illness caused her absences. 2 The company's…