Labor/Employment
Jan. 12, 2024
New law requires employers to grant leave for 'reproductive loss'
Reproductive loss is broadly defined under the new California law. A “reproductive loss event” can occur over one or more days and includes the final day of a failed adoption, failed surrogacy, miscarriage, stillbirth, or unsuccessful assisted reproduction.
Kacey R. Riccomini
Business Litigation Partner
Thompson Coburn LLP
2029 Century Park E Fl 19
Los Angeles , CA 90067-2934
Phone: (210) 282-2511
Email: kriccomini@thompsoncoburn.com
Kacey R. Riccomini represents a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500s to smaller businesses, in state, federal, and appellate courts, before various dispute resolution agencies, and at all stages of litigation, including trial. She has successfully defended employers of all sizes against wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour claims, and representative actions, including class and Private Attorneys General Act claims.
On Oct. 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 848, which requires that employers of five or more employees provide each of their employees with up to five days of reproductive loss leave after each “reproductive loss event” that the employee experiences. The leave is up to a maximum of 20 days within a 12-month period, which the employee may take nonconsecutively. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, this new law adds Government Code Section 12945.6 and pr...
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