California Pregnancy Disability Leave Poster

YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AS A 
PREGNANT  EMPLOYEE	
   	
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
  
   
   
    
   
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
      
 	
 
 	
   	
Y OUR 
RIGHTS AND 
OBLIGATIONS 
AS A  PREGNANT
EMPLOYEE 	
 	
YOUR EMPLOYER HAS AN OBLIGATION TO:
  ADDITI	
O	N	AL RIGHTS UNDER CALIFORNIA 
FAMILY RIGHTS ACT (CFRA) LEAVE AND 
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EW PARENT LEAVE ACT (NPLA): 

Under  the  Calif ornia  Family  Rights  Act  of  1993  (CFRA),  if  you  ha ve more  
than  12  months  of  service  with  us  and  ha ve w orked  at  least  1,250  hours  
in  the  12-month  period  before  the  dat e y ou  w ant  to  be gin  your  leave,  and  
if  we  e mploy  50  or  more  e mployees  at  your  worksite  o r within  75  miles  of  
your  worksite,  you  ma y have  a  right  to  a  family  care  or  me dical  leave  
(CFRA  leave).  This  leave  ma y be  u p to  12  workweeks  in  a  12-month  period  
for  the  bi rth,  adoption,  or  foster  car e place ment of  your  child  or  for  y our  
own  serious  health  condition  or  that  of  your  child , parent  or  spo use.  If  we  
employ  les s than  50  employees  at  your  w orksite  or  within  75  miles  of  your  
worksite,  but  at  least  20  employees  at  your  worksite  or  within  75  miles  of  
your  worksite,  you  ma y have  a  right  to  a  family  care  le ave  f or  the  birth,  
adoption,  or  f oster  car e place ment of  your  child  under  the  Ne w Parent  
Leave  A ct  (NPLA).  Similar  to  CFRA  leave,  the  NPLA  leave  ma y be  up  to  12  
workweeks  in  a  12-month  period.  While  the  law  provides  only  unpaid  
leave,  employees  may  choose  or  e mployers  may  require  use  of  accrued  
paid  leave  while  taking  CFRA  leave  u nder  ce rtain  circumstances  and  
employees  may  choose  t o  u se  accr ued paid  le ave  while  taking  NPLA  
leave.*  
*CFRA  and  NPLA  applies  to  all  employees  of  the  state  of  California  and  any  other  po litical  
or  civil  subdivision  of  the  state  and  cit ies,  regardless  of  the  numbe r of  employees.  
This  notice  is  a  summary  of  your  r ights  and  o bligations  under  the  Fair  Employment  and  
Housing  Act  (FEHA).  For  mo re inf ormation  about  your  right s and  obligations  as  a  
pregnant  employee,  contact  y our  employer,  visit  the  De partment  o f Fair  Employment 
and  Ho using’s  w ebsite  at  www.dfeh.ca.gov,  or  contact  DFEH  at  (800 ) 884-1684  (voice 
or  via  relay  operator  7 11),  TTY  (800)  700-2320,  or  [email protected]  The  text 
of  the  FEHA  and  the  regulations  interpreting  it  are  a vailable  on  the  Department  o f Fair 
Em ployment  and  Hou sing’s  w ebsite  at  www.dfeh.ca.gov. 

CONTACT US 

T oll  Free:  (800 ) 884-1684  
TTY : (800) 700-2320  
[email protected] 
www.dfeh.ca.gov   DFEH-E09P-ENG / December
 2019