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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Hello Danielle:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please note that there have been some changes in the federal laws surrounding pregnancy in the workplace. The EEOC recently updated their information:
<a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/pregnancy-discrimination">https://www.eeoc.gov/pregnancy-discrimination</a>. See also A good description of how these laws may affect Michigan employers:
<a href="https://www.michlaborlaw.com/preparing-employers-new-regulations-pregnant-workers-fairness">
https://www.michlaborlaw.com/preparing-employers-new-regulations-pregnant-workers-fairness</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Also, depending on how the library interacts with your municipality, (if, for example, the library’s employee benefits are through the municipality), your municipality may also have an impact on the types
of benefits available to this employee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Libraries working with pregnant employees will want to consult their attorneys in light of these new laws to ensure their policies are compliant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice
with respect to any particular issue or problem.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">“the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum
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</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).</span></i><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</b>dreid reeseunitylibrary.org via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 4, 2024 2:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Maternity Leave Policies<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">I've been looking over our maternity leave policy in preparation for a staff member, and it's pretty antiquated. I'd love for anyone who's willing to share their
policies with me. The employee is not eligible for the FMLA since she's not been here a year yet, so anything that deals with that situation, in particular, will be extremely helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Danielle Reid, Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Reese Unity District Library</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">2065 Gates St., PO Box 413</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Reese, MI 48757</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Phone: (989) 868-4120</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Fax: (989) 868-4123</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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