Labor/Employment
Mar. 19, 2013
Court rules pregnancy leave is supplemental to general disability rights
A court concluded that the Pregnancy Disability Leave Law provides additional remedies to employees with pregnancy-related disabilities, supplementing but not displacing the rights available to disabled workers, generally.
William J. Carroll
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer notwithstanding, not all female employees are able to maintain a full, active work schedule while carrying their baby to term. Most California employers are familiar with the special leave entitlements and other protections furnished to female employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition under California's Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDLL). Under this law, which is part of California's Fair Housing and Employment Act (FEHA...
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