Full-Time Attendance Is Not Necessarily an Essential Job Function
A human resource representative who was diagnosed with postpartum depression and separation anxiety and was fired after she could not return to full-time office attendance stated valid discrimination claims. https://goo.gl/wvVHzA
Maryland’s Sexual-Harassment Disclosure Law Takes Effect Soon
Effective Oct. 1, Maryland’s Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act will prohibit certain pre-dispute waivers for sexual-harassment and retaliation claims. https://goo.gl/Cmig4Z
Paid Leave Is Coming to a Michigan Workplace Near You
Michigan lawmakers adopted a citizen-initiated paid leave ballot proposal that was supposed to be put to a vote in the November general elections. The law will take effect in April 2019, but the state legislature will have an opportunity to amend the proposal later this year. https://goo.gl/5zNyGx