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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Reinterprets Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act As Applying To Men
June, 2008
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”) Commissioner Martin Ebel recently announced what may be a dramatic change in policy by the MCAD regarding the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act (“MMLA”). According to Commissioner Ebel, Massachusetts employers must provide maternity leave under the MMLA to men as well as women, even though the statute specifically applies to “female employees” only.