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California Pregnancy Disability Leave :: Pregnancy Law in CA State



What is the California Pregnancy Disability Leave Law?


Employers cannot discriminate against a pregnant employee in the state of California. This commonly occurs when an employer treats disabilities due to pregnancy distinct from and less beneficially than disabilities due to other medical conditions. The California labor law requires that employers treat pregnant women the same as other employees for all employment purposes, including benefits such as pregnancy disability and leave.

Pregnancy Discrimination in California Occurs When:


Leave Rights
Employers must provide pregnancy leave in California State. Disabilities due to pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions must be treated the same as other disabilities.

Predetermined Leave
An employer cannot force a woman to take a pregnancy disability leave at a predetermined time and for a predetermined period without regard to the actual current disability.

Reinstatement
An employer must hold his or her pregnant employee's position open in the same way that jobs are held open for other employees on leave. At the expiration of the pregnancy leave, the employee must be reinstated to her position.



Remedies


As a part of Title VII, the following remedies are available for a PDA violation:

- Back pay

- Reinstatement or front pay

- Injunctive relief

- Reasonable attorney fees and court costs

- Compensatory damages for pain and suffering

- Punitive damages



Harris & Kaufman Can Help You


Harris & Kaufman is a Los Angeles area law firm that's dedicated to representing employees in disputes against their employers to do with California pregnancy disability leave. Our lawyers can assist you if you believe that your employer has broken the Ca pregnancy leave law.

Our employment attorneys are experienced and have had numerous trials, arbitrations, and appeals and have litigated on behalf of thousands of employees.

Harris & Kaufman has represented workers in state and federal court and in administrative proceedings before the Labor Commissioner. Determined and aggressive, our cases include individual disputes and class action lawsuits.

We are aggressive and experienced lawyers and can help enforce your rights under California state law or state regulations. Based in Sherman Oaks, Cal. we serve greater Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura County, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, and have cases statewide.

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