State Personnel - Employee Accommodations - Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sponsor: Kriselda Valderrama (District 26)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 233 (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring all units in the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of State government, including all units with independent personnel systems, to provide certain reasonable accommodations for an employee with certain limitations caused or contributed to by pregnancy or childbirth; prohibiting units of State government, under certain circumstances, from requiring an employee to take certain leave or requiring an employee to accept certain accommodations under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 17Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rock, Melissa | AC% | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spielberger, Joseph | ACLU of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gilmore, Deniselobbyist | AFSCME | Position only |
| FAV | Gilmore, Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Council 3 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | MD/DC AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | MDAAP, and MDACOG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ohillips, Diana | NARAL | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Andrealobbyist | NWLC | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Andrealobbyist | NWLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kriebs, Jan | Nurse Midwives | Position only |
| FAV | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | PPM, ACNM | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Siri, Michellelobbyist | WLCMD | Position only |
| FAV | Siri, Michellelobbyist | Women's Law Center of MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Valderrama, Delegate Valderramalegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Morales, Marice | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Reid, Stephanie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | morrow, beth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
AC%FAV 1
ACLU of MarylandFAV 1
AFSCMEFAV 1
AFSCME Council 3FAV 1
MD/DC AFL-CIOFAV 1
MDAAP, and MDACOGFAV 1
NARALFAV 1
Nurse MidwivesFAV 1
NWLCFAV 2
PPM, ACNMFAV 1
WLCMDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVElliott, RobynPPM, ACNMRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…
FAVSiri, MichelleWLCMDRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
FAVSiri, MichelleWomen's Law Center of MDRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.