Pregnant Leave

California employers of five (5) or more employees are required to provide pregnant employees with up to four (4) months of disability leave upon a doctor’s certification of the pregnant employee’s inability to continue working. This period need not be continuous and may include periods both before and after delivery of the child. If employees have been allowed longer disability leaves in the past that benefit must also be applied to employees on pregnancy disability. Employees returning from disability leave resulting from pregnancy are entitled to their former job position, without loss of wage rate or benefits, so long as the return occurs within the time limits described above.