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Protecting Pregnant Employees from Themselves – I Can Do That, Right?
As a manager, you care about your employees and want to do right by them. Sometimes it means protecting them from themselves, right? While altruistic employers can create positive workplaces by showing employees they care about their health and safety, employers can get in trouble when actions intended to be helpful actually discriminate. This is what happened when one employer sought to protect a pregnant employee
Read on so you don’t make a similar mistake!
Myths vs. Facts
MYTH:Â If an employee exceeds an employer’s policy on the maximum number of absences, the employer can discipline the employee, regardless of the reason for the absence.
Employment Law Updates – STATE UPDATES
CALIFORNIA
City of Los Angeles: Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance
ILLINOIS
Illinois: CROWN Act Prohibits Hair Discrimination
MAINE
Vacation Paid Out at Termination Beginning January 1
MARYLAND
Harassment Need Not Be Severe or Pervasive
MASSACHUSETTS
CROWN Act Prohibits Natural Hair Discrimination
MICHIGAN
Court Ruling Could Increase Minimum Wage to $12 and Give Paid Sick Leave to All
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