City Council  
City of Baltimore  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Labor & Workforce Committee  
Wednesday, October 22, 2025  
2:00 PM  
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CALL TO ORDER  
4 - Jermaine Jones, James Torrence, Ryan Dorsey, and Phylicia Porter  
1 - Danielle N. McCray  
Present  
Absent  
INTRODUCTIONS  
ATTENDANCE  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
25-0051  
Labor and Employment – Pregnancy Accommodations  
FOR the purpose of requiring reasonable accommodations in the  
workplace for certain employees upon request; protecting employees from  
adverse actions related to pregnancy, recovery from childbirth, or a related  
condition; forbidding denial of employment opportunities based on certain  
circumstances; establishing penalties for violations of required  
accommodations; defining certain terms; and generally relating to  
protecting the rights of employees who are pregnant or recovering from  
childbirth or a related condition.  
Sponsors: Paris Gray, Phylicia Porter, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, James Torrence,  
John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Sharon  
Green Middleton  
A motion was made by Torrence that this Bill be Recommended Favorably with  
Amendment to the Baltimore City Council. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
4 - Jones, Torrence, Dorsey, and Porter  
1 - McCray  
Yes:  
Absent:  
ADJOURNMENT  
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC