Leave Entitlement for Pregnancy Disability Leave. During the period of verified pregnancy-related disability, a female employee is entitled to and the University shall grant a leave of absence of up to four months. If the pregnancy-related/childbearing medical disability continues beyond four months, a further medical leave of absence may be granted in accordance with Section C – Medical Leaves of Absence, above. Additionally, the employee may be eligible for a Parental leave to bond with a newly born child in accordance with Section D.5, above. When parental leave is granted under Section D.5, the total of Parental Leave and Pregnancy Disability Leave, when taken in conjunction, shall not exceed seven months in the leave year. If an employee on approved Pregnancy Disability Leave is eligible for Family and Medical Leave (FML) under the FMLA because she satisfies the eligibility requirements set forth in Section D.1.b, above, the first twelve (12) workweeks of her Pregnancy Disability Leave shall run concurrently under the FMLA and California’s PDLL. However, such leave shall not be counted against the employee’s entitlement to FML under CFRA. Upon termination of a Pregnancy Disability Leave that runs concurrently under the FMLA and PDLL, an employee shall also be entitled to up to twelve (12) workweeks of FML for any CFRA-covered reason, provided the employee has not exhausted her CFRA leave entitlement for that leave year.
