Section 206-B. Employment of females after child-birth prohibited  


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  • No owner,
      manager, foreman or other person in authority in a factory or mercantile
      establishment  shall  knowingly  employ  a  female,  or permit her to be
      employed therein, within four weeks after  she  has  given  birth  to  a
      child;  provided,  however,  that  any  owner, manager, foreman or other
      person in authority of such establishment may employ a female or  permit
      her  to be employed within a lesser period after having given birth to a
      child if she presents to such person, (i) a written statement expressing
      her desire for earlier employment  and  (ii)  a  written  opinion  of  a
      qualified  physician  that  she  is  physically  and mentally capable of
      discharging the duties of her employment.