Maternity/Parental Leave

Maternity leave becomes an issue under the legal proscriptions of both the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The PDA requires employers to treat employees desiring maternity leave in the same way as they treat those workers out on short-term disability. And the FMLA has a boatload of demands employers must adhere to when it comes to leave for maternity and childbirth.

 

Applicable Law(s): Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) 

 

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NEWS/ARTICLES

EEOC Issues New Guidance On Avoiding Caregiver Discrimination 

Parental Leave Policy Legally Excludes Biological Fathers

 

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FAQs

1. Can an employer pre-establish a mandatory beginning date and/or length of time for an employee's maternity leave?
2. Is it a violation of the PDA to eliminate the job of a pregnant employee or an employee out on maternity leave during a companywide reduction-in-force?
3. Can a pregnant employee take Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave for morning sickness?
4. Can infertility treatments constitute an FMLA-qualifying event?