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Update: Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Clarifies Position On Maternity Leave For Men

July, 2008

As discussed in the June Client Alert, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”) Commissioner Martin Ebel recently caused some controversy by publicly stating that the MCAD may reinterpret the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act (“MMLA”) to apply to men. According to Commissioner Ebel at that time, 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.

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