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May 18, 2023
Michigan Protects Workers From Retaliation For Having An Abortion
AP - Michigan companies will be
prohibited from firing or otherwise retaliating against workers for
receiving an abortion under a bill signed Wednesday by Democratic Gov.
Gretchen Whitmer that amends the state’s civil rights law. Michigan’s
Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act had previously only protected
individuals against employment discrimination if the abortion was to
“save the life of the mother.” Legislation signed Wednesday will extend those protections to anyone who terminates a pregnancy, regardless of reasoning.
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