A transgender woman based out of Maryland recently settled a lawsuit regarding sexual harassment in the workplace. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that the woman was subjected to physical and verbal harassment at her job with a federal contractor for...
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Month: July 2013
Reminder: Maryland law regarding pregnant workers soon to change
Maryland recently changed its laws regarding employer obligations to pregnant workers. The law is the Reasonable Accommodations for Disabilities Due to Pregnancy Act, and it will go into effect on October 1. The law states that when a worker is considered disabled...
Poll: Majority wants workplace discrimination against gays banned
A couple of months ago, in this Greenbelt Employment Law Blog, we discussed a bill that had been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would ban employment discrimination based on one's sexual orientation. As we mentioned in that post, many Maryland residents may not...