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Question 1

After exhausting Pregnancy Disability Leave in California, what reinstatement right does the employee have?

Accepted Answer

Return to the same or a comparable position with equivalent pay and benefits

Answer

Upon return from PDL, an employee is entitled to reinstatement to the same position or a comparable position with the same pay, benefits, and working conditions.

Question 2

A birth mother takes Pregnancy Disability Leave after childbirth. How does PDL interact with FMLA and CFRA?

Accepted Answer

PDL runs concurrently with FMLA, exhausting both; CFRA baby bonding leave may then run separately afterward

Answer

PDL runs concurrently with FMLA (exhausting both), but NOT with CFRA — allowing a California birth mother to take PDL/FMLA followed by up to 12 weeks of CFRA baby bonding for a potential total of approximately 7 months.

Question 3

Under California AB 1949 (effective January 1, 2023), how many days of bereavement leave must covered employers provide?

Accepted Answer

Up to 5 days of leave (unpaid unless employer has an existing paid policy)

Answer

AB 1949 requires employers with 5 or more employees to provide up to 5 days of bereavement leave for a qualifying family member's death; the leave need not be paid unless the employer already has a paid policy.

Question 4

California Labor Code Section 230.1 provides domestic violence leave protections to employees of employers with how many employees?

Accepted Answer

1 or more employees (all employers)

Answer

California's domestic violence leave (Labor Code 230/230.1) applies to ALL employers regardless of size, covering any employer with at least one employee.

Question 5

Under California Labor Code Section 1030, what space must an employer provide for lactation accommodation?

Accepted Answer

A reasonable break time and a private location that is not a bathroom stall

Answer

Labor Code Section 1030 requires employers to provide both reasonable break time and a private location other than a toilet stall for expressing breast milk.

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

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