§ 20-609. Disabilities due to pregnancy or childbirth
West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, State Government, § 20-609
§ 20-609. Disabilities due to pregnancy or childbirth
(a) In this section, “reasonable accommodation” means an accommodation:
(b) Disabilities caused or contributed to by pregnancy or childbirth:
(c) Written and unwritten employment policies and practices involving matters such as the commencement and duration of leave, the availability of extensions of leave, the accrual of seniority and other benefits and privileges, reinstatement, and payment under any health or temporary disability insurance or sick leave plan, formal or informal, shall be applied to disability due to pregnancy or childbirth on the same terms and conditions as they are applied to other temporary disabilities.
(d) If an employee requests a reasonable accommodation, the employer shall explore with the employee all possible means of providing the reasonable accommodation, including:
(e) If an employee requests a transfer to a less strenuous or less hazardous position as a reasonable accommodation, the employer shall transfer the employee for a period of time up to the duration of the employee's pregnancy if:
(f)(1) An employer may require an employee to provide a certification from the employee's health care provider concerning the medical advisability of a reasonable accommodation to the same extent a certification is required for other temporary disabilities.
(g) An employer shall post in a conspicuous location, and include in any employee handbook, information concerning an employee's rights to reasonable accommodations and leave for a disability caused or contributed to by pregnancy.
(h) An employer may not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under this section.
(i) This section may not be construed to:
Credits
Added as State Government § 20-608 by Acts 2009, c. 120, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009. Renumbered as State Government § 20-609 by Acts 2009, c. 56, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 57, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 547, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 548, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, State Government, § 20-609, MD STATE GOVT § 20-609
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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