MD HB214 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-14 - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants for employment who have known limitations due to conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth; establishing a rebuttable presumption that a specified accommodation is not an undue hardship if the employer would provide it to an employee with a disability; requiring the Commission on Civil Rights to develop specified courses and public education programs regarding specified rights and responsibilities; etc.

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Title

Discrimination in Employment - Conditions Related to Pregnancy or Childbirth

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-14HouseHearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-24HouseHearing canceled
2017-01-31HouseHearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-20HouseFirst Reading Economic Matters

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