Employment Alert: Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Issues Guidelines on Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act: Guidelines Conflict With Well-Established Practice
5/1/2000
This alert discusses the new guidelines released by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination on the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act. The new guidelines, which are designed to provide employers and employees guidance in understanding and administering the MMLA, appear to alter fundamentally the well-accepted and long-established manner in which Massachusetts employers typically handle maternity leave for employees who are eligible for leave under both the MMLA and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
