Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 6 (page 1, lines 17 and 18 in amendment) and inserting the following:

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This amendment deletes the section of Committee Amendment "A" that establishes a rule of construction in unallocated language.

This amendment adds a new provision to the Maine Human Rights Act in the description of what constitutes unlawful discrimination to clarify that a claim for unlawful discrimination based on family caregiver status may be maintained only by proof that the complaining party has been harmed by a covered entity's bias, prejudice or unwarranted stereotyping relating to the claimant's status as a family caregiver. The new provision provides that the inclusion of family caregiver status as a prohibited category of discrimination does not create a right to accommodation or impose any duty on employers to alter work schedules or other conditions of employment.