{"data":{"id":"us-mt/49-2-310","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"49-2-310","heading":"Maternity leave -- unlawful acts of employers.","body":"It is unlawful for an employer or an employer's agent to:\n(1) terminate a woman's employment because of the woman's pregnancy;\n(2) refuse to grant to the employee a reasonable leave of absence for the pregnancy;\n(3) deny to the employee who is disabled as a result of pregnancy any compensation to which the employee is entitled as a result of the accumulation of disability or leave benefits accrued pursuant to plans maintained by the employer, provided that the employer may require disability as a result of pregnancy to be verified by medical certification that the employee is not able to perform employment duties; or\n(4) require that an employee take a mandatory maternity leave for an unreasonable length of time.","path":["TITLE 49. HUMAN RIGHTS","CHAPTER 2. ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION","Part 3. Prohibited Discriminatory Practices"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0490/chapter_0020/part_0030/section_0100/0490-0020-0030-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:01Z","sha256":"a7e7d74ad2ddb2304860a16b47b5230eba742d1094d6456707d28ee7928868cf","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/49-2-309","next":"us-mt/49-2-311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}