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General Telephone Jobs bill may get battle in Congress United Press International WASHINGTON — The lame-duck Congress entered its second week Monday with Presi dent Reagan’s 5-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax hike sailing toward passage and his MX missile plan streaking toward a showdown. At the same time, Reagan and congressional Democrats are on a collision course, with the Democrats seeking a public works jobs program that Reagan has threatened to veto. The House began debate on Reagan’s proposed gas tax hike that would raise an estimated $5.5 billion a year to repair de teriorating roads, bridges and mass transit systems. It would also create about 320,000 jobs. But with unem ployment rate at 10.8 percent — with about 12 million Americans out of work — Democrats want public work programs enacted to create several hundred thousand more jobs. Today, the House intends to begin what is expected to be a stormy debate over the $231 bil lion fiscal 1983 defense approp riations bill, particularly a provi- ' $1 — sion providing nearly $1 billion in funding for 100 MX nuclear missiles. Many critics oppose the fund ing because they question the vulnerability of Reagan’s prop osed “dense pack” basing mode in which the missiles would be f »laced in silos close together in a ield in Wyoming. The basing scheme is not at issue, however, just production money. $30 more a year. Butwhiletli is wide bipartisan support,pi ■klatvi • Dip; tions of tne overall such as shifting the burdti highway maintenance taxts; ward heavy trucks, havep ated some opposition. Another issue expectedtii raised is how to assure stales a fair return on the moneyi: contribute to the highwajmi fund I'LL 1 DOVd (fr Li ipl licans expect a major battle in the full House, with the outcome uncertain. The funding was approved by the House Appropriations Committee on a tie vote last week. A battle is also expected emerge over a proposed |5i lion Democratic jobs that would put 350,OOf) pej to work repairing public!® ings and facilities. Reagan is sure to use his influ ence to lobby House members to keep the funding intact. But should he lose, he could still re coup in the GOP-dominated Senate. The proposed gas tax hike is expected to easily win approval and cost motorists an average of House Democrats intend attach that proposal to ad tinning resolution, a “tan E iece of legislation needed eep the government M past Dec. 17, when Coup plans to adjourn. Reagan has threatened veto the measure it if cons such a jobs provision, pots forcing a government il down. Uni SMIT jteen vviv lion ant 'husband lubjectei |vorkers. The r listed tlx nore roi Pregnancy benefits the hous for men at issue : pn strike lure coul Ithange t I “The ‘Haw, H (jewelry \ JR But r land ad( iforce a s United Press International WASHINGTON — The Sup reme Court agreed Monday to consider a new twist on reverse discrimination that affects fathers across the country — a conflict over who receives pre gnancy benefits. The court announced it will decide whether companies can legally deny male workers the unlimited health insurance be nefits covering pregnancy that are provided to female em ployees. Challengers say the dif ference in treatment violates federal anti-bias laws. If the court rules in favor of equalizing benefits, there are potentially heavy costs for American business. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce esti mated the cost of giving men the same pregnancy benefits would cost each company more than $450,000. The pregnancy benefits case was brought by a Newport News, Va., shipbuilding firm contesting a ruling that it is un lawful to limit insurance for dis abilities arising from pregnancy for spouses of male employees. The case involves the meshing of two federal laws. One is the Pregnancy Discrimi nation Act of 1978 barring dis crimination because of pregnan cy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The other is Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prohibits sex discrimina tion. At issue is whether discrimi nating because of pregnancy automatically becomes illegal sex discrimination. In rules implementing the pregnancy law, the federal Equal Employment Opportun ity Commission said that “if an employer’s insurance program covers the medical expenses of spouses of female employees, tnen it must equally cover the ses of! The v male employees, includinga; protest I arising from pregnancy-rels ^Hectioi conditions.” | get mor KfThey sai In 1979, a shipbuilding*# g one un er complained that theconifi' had discriminated by refusicj p provide full insurance for if wife’s hospitalization while was having a baby. Theii ance, however, would haveptj ji own all the penses F regnancy-related a female employe! Before the federal ager. acted on the complaints, company filed suit in fedet court to block enforcement the guidelines. greeted Signs w. from wc “Whe ren it must e< medical expenses spouses of A trial court ruled then pany’s refusal to provide! coverage for a spouse's gnancy-related expenses not discriminatory. 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