Must I give an employee back their job when they return from pregnancy disability leave?

California law requires employers of five or more to provide an employee who is disabled by pregnancy up to four months off with a right to return to their job at the end of their leave.

This leave covers any time off related to pregnancy, including severe morning sickness, necessary bed rest, high blood pressure or other complications, labor, delivery, recovery, post-partum depression and even lactation problems.

As long as an employee is no longer disabled by pregnancy and able to return to their job within the four-month leave period, they have a right to return to the same job — meaning