Maternity and Pregnancy

New and Updated

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  Letters and Forms

  California Certification of Health Care Provider for Pregnancy Disability Leave, Transfer and/or Reasonable Accommodation

  As mandated by the California Civil Rights Department, an employer requiring an employee to submit written medical certification to support a request for a pregnancy-related reasonable accommodation, transfer or disability leave must provide the Certification of Health Care Provider.

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  Legal Timetable

  District of Columbia Amends Pregnancy Accommodation Law

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  Posters and Notices

  California Your Rights and Obligations as a Pregnant Employee Notice Poster

  As mandated by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, employers with five or more employees must post the California Your Rights and Obligations as a Pregnant Employee Notice Poster.

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  Legal Timetable

  California Fair Employment and Housing Act Amended Regulations Take Effect

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  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Nebraska

  Nebraska does not have a family and medical leave law applicable to private sector employers. This guide provides an in-depth review of Nebraska's family military leave requirements and provides information on Nebraska law requiring employers that choose to provide parental leave to biological parents to provide the same leave to adoptive parents.

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  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Montana

  Montana does not have a family and medical leave law applicable to private sector employers. This guide provides information on pregnancy-related leave.

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  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Louisiana

  Louisiana does not have a family and medical leave law applicable to private employers. This guide provides information on pregnancy-related leave requirements.

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  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Arkansas

  Arkansas does not have a family and medical leave law applicable to private sector employers. This guide provides information on Arkansas law requiring employers that choose to provide parental leave to biological parents to provide the same leave to adoptive parents.

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  Handbook Templates

  Pregnancy and Disability Leave Handbook Statement: Hawaii

  Hawaii employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of pregnancy disability leave and to demonstrate compliance with Hawaii law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Parental and Family Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

  Rhode Island employers with 50 or more employees seeking to inform employees about their rights and obligations under the Rhode Island Parental and Family Medical Leave Act (RIPFMLA) and to demonstrate compliance with the law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.