Medical Leave and Pregnancy Leave

Protect your rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); California Family Rights Act (CFRA); California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL); and California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL)

Have you recently given birth to a child? Has your loved one been involved in a life-threatening accident, or have you experienced a serious medical condition?

As an employee in California, there are many federal and state employment law regulations that provide legal protections to you. These laws provide certain eligible employees with up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected medical leave per year for a serious medical condition; group health benefits to continue during the medical leave; up to 12 workweeks unpaid leave for pregnancy-related disability; or up to 8 workweeks of temporary disability insurance to those who take time off of work to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, parent, or registered domestic partner, or to bond with a new child. You may be eligible for medical leave if you meet the following requirements:

• You have a serious medical condition
• You need to care for a family member with a serious medical condition
• You cannot work due to a pregnancy or childbirth-related condition, or you have a newborn or newly adopted child