California Maternity Leave Bests Rest of Nation

One of the best laws helping women get maternity leave can be found in the California law books which include Paid Family Leave. The Federal law protects women seeking maternity leave. Would be parents are allowed around twelve weeks of leave between them without pay, keeping the same amount as health insurance. Not only this the work position are kept until they resume the work or they are given a job equal to the pay that they received along with the same health benefits.

To be eligible for this you need to fulfill certain criteria:

• As would be parents you need to have worked in the same place for at least a year.
• Together you both must have worked for around 1,250 hours during the whole year.
• At least fifty people should be working for the company.
• Fifty employees should be working within 75 miles of the company so as to request leave.
• Rules for requesting disability leave during pregnancy:

As a pregnant woman you can take a disability leave of at least four months which include pregnancy, pregnancy related problems like morning sickness as this is one problem common with all most all pregnant women but then in certain cases this problem can be very severe thus requiring complete medical help, bed rest in case the condition of your health does not permit working, prenatal care and childbirth. The law further gives you time to recover from childbirth before you can resume your work. But then this leave is provided if as a mother to be you are incapable of doing one such essential work without actually risking your life or that of the unborn baby.

The law further states that you can get a position with equal pay and other benefits if the doctor has asked you to reduce your workload which the employer has to accept and accommodate. However the employer need not pay during the pregnancy disability leave. Apart from this The Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA ) which came into being in 1993 has passed many laws that benefit the would-be-parents to seek maternity leave providing them with more medical as well as health benefits.

Know the California Family Rights Act

This act i.e. the CFRA allows you to extend your pregnancy leave beyond the given twelve weeks in order to bond yourself with your baby after the birth before you resume your work.
What are paid family leaves?

California Paid Family Leave (PFL) helps you to get a paid leave of six weeks and this law is applicable to all the employers irrespective of those companies which have fifty or more employees.

What are the other options opened for maternity leave?

Apart from the state and federal laws the companies have their own laws and policies regarding the family leave. To know more about the companies policies you need to visit the human resource personnel at least a month before you put in your pregnancy disability leave request.