FAMILY CARE &

MEDICAL LEAVE

& PREGNANCY

DISABILITY

LEAVE

Under California law, an employee may

have the right to take job-protected leave to

care for their own serious health condition

or a family member with a serious health

Under the California Family Rights Act of 1993 (CFRA), many

employees have the right to take job-protected leave, which is

leave that will allow them to return to their job or a similar job

after their leave ends. This leave may be up to 12 work weeks

in a 12-month period for:

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the employee’s own serious health condition;

• the serious health condition of a child, spouse, domestic

par

se

rious health condition, leave may be taken on an intermittent

or reduced work schedule when medically necessary, among

other circumstances.

Eligibility.

To be eligible for CFRA leave, an employee must

have more than 12 months of service with their employer, have

worked at least 1,250 hours in the 12-month period before the

date they want to begin their leave, and their employer must

have ve or more employees.

Pay and Benets During Leave.

While the law provides only

Taking CFRA leave may impact certain employee benets and

seniority date. If employees want more information regarding

eligibility for a leave and/or the impact of the leave on seniority

and benets, they should contact their employer.

Pregnancy Disability Leave.

Even if an employee is not eligible

for CFRA leave, if disabled by pregnancy, childbirth or a related

medical condition, the employee is entitled to take a pregnancy

disability leave of up to four months, depending on their

period(s) of actual disability. If the employee is CFRA-eligible,

they have certain rights to take both a pregnancy disability

a child or a planned medical treatment for the employee or of

a family member), the employee must provide, if possible, at

least 30 days’ advance notice to their employer that they will

be taking leave. For events that are unforeseeable, employees

should notify their employers, at least verbally, as soon as they

learn of the need for the leave. Failure to comply with these

notice rules is grounds for, and may result in, deferral of the

requested leave until the employee complies with this notice

policy.

Certication.

member.

Want to learn more?

Visit: calcivilrights.ca.gov/family-medical-pregnancy-leave/

If you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, or

retaliation at work, or have been improperly denied protected

leave, file a complaint with the Civil Rights Department (CRD).

TO FILE A COMPLAINT

Civil Rights Department

calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess

Toll Free: 800.884.1684 / TTY: 800.700.2320