pixieLA
12-11-2008, 08:45 AM
I read on this board that you can get 7 months job protection in California. I have a question: I have been at my job for over a year full-time, and my employer has over 50 employees in our office. How do I know if I qualify for the total 7 months of job-protected leave? I haven't been able to figure this out from the websites nor from the 1 HR person in our office.
Also I have read anecdotally that I can qualify for 4 weeks of disability (SDI? PDL?) prior to the baby's birth, but I don't know if this is true or not. Also, I don't know if these 4 weeks count against the amount of time my job is protected.
Assuming I have a normal vaginal birth, what is the maximum time my job is protected?
Thank you!!
Betty3 posted:
"In Ca. most female employees can take up to 4 mos. of leave for childbearing & pregnancy related disability (subject to med. certification that an actual disability exists) under the Fair Employment & Housing Act. The fed. FMLA & the state act are generally in alignment except in Ca. a woman can take a 4-mo. pregnancy disability leave followed by a 3-mo. fam. med. leave. This is the rare circumstance when leave under the FMLA & Ca. Fam. Rights Act don't run concurrently--FMLA leave will run concurrently with the 4-mos. of pregnancy disability leave, after which the Fam. Rights Act rights can be invoked for an add'l. 3-mo. leave.
This is all job-protected leave. However, some women will not qualify for the total 7 mos."
Also I have read anecdotally that I can qualify for 4 weeks of disability (SDI? PDL?) prior to the baby's birth, but I don't know if this is true or not. Also, I don't know if these 4 weeks count against the amount of time my job is protected.
Assuming I have a normal vaginal birth, what is the maximum time my job is protected?
Thank you!!
Betty3 posted:
"In Ca. most female employees can take up to 4 mos. of leave for childbearing & pregnancy related disability (subject to med. certification that an actual disability exists) under the Fair Employment & Housing Act. The fed. FMLA & the state act are generally in alignment except in Ca. a woman can take a 4-mo. pregnancy disability leave followed by a 3-mo. fam. med. leave. This is the rare circumstance when leave under the FMLA & Ca. Fam. Rights Act don't run concurrently--FMLA leave will run concurrently with the 4-mos. of pregnancy disability leave, after which the Fam. Rights Act rights can be invoked for an add'l. 3-mo. leave.
This is all job-protected leave. However, some women will not qualify for the total 7 mos."
