Pregnancy Discrimination: Pregnancy Leave
According to the Federal Title VII law, an employer does not have to provide any leave of absence time for a woman to deliver her baby. This may sound odd, and according to California state law, it is. In fact, California state law requires necessary pregnancy leave of four months or less for the expectant mother. This is considered a "reasonable period of time", and is defined as the time period when the woman is "disabled" and cannot work due to her impending or recent childbirth.
What the Federal Title VII law does support, however, is the necessity of medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. This act requires employers to provide employees with a leave of absence for personal illness or for the illness of an immediate family member. This act also covers pregnant women under Federal law jurisdiction.
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