California Family care and medical leave and pregnancy disability leave Poster

FAMILY CARE 	&	
MEDICAL LEAVE
 
&	 PREGNANCY 
DISABILITY 
LEAVE 
 Under the California Family Rights 
Act of 1993 
you may have a right to a family care or medical 
leave for the birth,  adoption, or foster care 
placement of your child or for your own serious 
health condition or that of your child,  parent or 
spouse.  California law also prohibits employers 
from denying or interfering with requests for
Pregnancy Disability Leave. 

Under the California Family Rights Act of 1993  (CFRA), if you 	
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Even if you are not eligible for CFRA or NPLA leave, if you  
are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical 
condition, you are entitled to take a pregnancy disability 
leave of up to four months, depending on your period(s)  of 
actual disability. If you are CFRA or NPLA-eligible, you have 
certain rights to take BOTH a pregnancy disability leave 
and a CFRA or NPLA leave for reason of the bi rth of your 
child. Both leaves contain a guarantee of reinstatement-for 
pregnancy disability it is to the same position and for     
CFRA or NPLA it is to the same or a comparable position-  
at the end of the leave, subject to any defense allowed 
under the law.  If possible, you must provide at least 30
 days’ advance notice 
for f oreseeable e vents (such as the e xpected birth of a child 
or a planned medical treatment for yourself or o f a family 
member). For events that are unforeseeable, we need you to 
notify us, at least verbally , as soon as you learn of the ne ed for 
the leave. Failure t o comply with these no tice rules is grounds 
fo r, and may result in, deferral of the re quested leave until you 
comply with this notice policy . 
We ma y require ce rtification from your health care provider 
before allo wing you a leave f or pregnancy disability or f or your 
own serious health condition. We also ma y require 
certification from the health care pr ovider of your chi ld, 
parent or spou se, who has a serious health condition, before 
allowing you a leave to take care of that family member. 
When medi cally necessary, leave may be taken on an 
intermittent or reduced w ork schedule. 
If you are taking a leave f or the birth, adoption, or f oster care 
placement of a child, the basic minimum duration of the 
leave is two weeks, and y ou must conclude the le ave within 
one y ear of the bir th or placement for ado ption or foster care. 
T aking a family care o r pregnancy disability leave ma y impact 
certain of your benefits and y our seniority date. If you w ant 
more i nformation regarding your eligibility for a leave and /or 
the im pact of the le ave on your seniority and benefits, please 
contact DFEH. 
T o sche dule an appointment, contact the Co mmunication 
Center below. 
If you ha ve a disability that requires a reasonable 
accommodation, the DFE	H can assist you by scribing your 
intake b y phone or, for indivi duals who are Deaf or Hard of 
Hearing or have speech disabilities, through the California 
Relay Service ( 711), or you can contact us below. 

CONTACT US 

T oll Free: (800)  884-1684  
TTY: (800)  700-2320 
[email protected] 
www.dfeh.ca.gov   

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 FEH-100-21ENG / December 2019