What To Expect When Your Employees Are Expecting: The New Pregnancy Disability Leave Regulations Are Not Necessarily A Bundle Of Joy For Employers (Part One)

After almost two years of public comment and editing, the California Office of Administrative Law finally settled on a crop of regulations that substantially alter the way Pregnancy Disability Leaves (PDL) are administered in California.  The regulations (effective December 30, 2012) have created additional burdens for employers that many may find onerous:    

Expanded Definition:  The definition of “disabled by pregnancy” has expanded from being unable to perform one or more of the essential functions of her job, to being “unable to perform one or more of the essential functions without undue risk to the employee, the pregnancy’s successful completion, or other similar factors.” 

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