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Author: Patrick F. Martin and Elizabeth Ashley Sims, Littler Mendelson, PC

Summary

  • In addition to the federal equal opportunity laws, Maryland employers must comply with a number of state and local antidiscrimination laws, including the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act. See Disability Discrimination in Maryland.
  • Maryland law prohibits discrimination against individuals with a physical handicap, individuals with a mental illness, individuals with HIV or AIDS, and/or sometimes individuals with hypertension. See Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act.
  • An employer may not refuse to hire an applicant, discriminatorily classify any applicant or employee, or terminate the employment of an individual who refuses to submit to a genetic test or to make available the results of such a test. See Genetic Testing/Medical Inquiry Statute.
  • Several Maryland counties have enacted ordinances prohibiting discrimination in employment that are broader than The Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act, Title VII and the ADA. See Local Antidiscrimination Ordinances.