The California Fair Employment & Housing Council (FEHC) recently passed new regulations concerning pregnancy disability leave (PDL). These new regulations take effect on April 1, 2016. Under the new regulations, California employers with 5 or more employees must: 1. Provide employees with notice of their PDL rights either…
On February 21, 2013, the California Court of Appeal held in Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc. held that an employer may be required to provide additional leave as a “reasonable accommodation” beyond the 4 month maximum pregnancy disability leave (“PDL”) required by California law. The Facts of the Case Employee Sanchez…
On November 30, 2012, the Office of Administrative Law approved the Fair Employment and Housing Commission’s (FEHC’s) new pregnancy disability leave (PDL) regulations. The main purpose of these new regulations is to help workers affected by pregnancy stay in their job. These new regulations, which become effective on…