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Work Labor Law For Maternity Leave In Pennsylvania
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If your PA is pregnant, they are entitled to 52 weeks statutory maternity leave (SML) around the birth of their child regardless of how long they have worked for you or how much they earn.
A woman cannot be legally fired because she is pregnant. However, an employer is legally allowed to fire you while you are pregnant so long as it is not because of your pregnancy. Pennsylvania is an "employment at will" state.
The federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of Title VII and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
A: Yes. The same rules apply to pregnant women as apply to everyone else.
In order to be eligible to take leave under the FMLA, an employee must (1) work for a covered employer, (2) work 1,250 hours during the 12 months prior to the start of leave, (3) work at a location where 50 or more employees work at that location or within 75 miles of it, and (4) have worked for the employer for 12 ...
You are not eligible to receive benefits if you have fewer than 18 credit weeks in the base year. Individuals who do not meet wage and credit week requirements due to a work-related injury, may request a redetermination using an alternate base year.
If you choose not to work because you are pregnant, you cannot receive unemployment compensation. However, if your company fires you because of your pregnancy (and you are “able and available” for work), you can receive unemployment compensation.
Leave to give birth: Generally pregnancy disability is a covered condition under short term disability. Depending on your plan, it might require you to work up until giving birth if there are no pregnancy complications.