Do employees have a right to take leave after a miscarriage?

Yes, California law requires employers to provide employees with up to five days of leave for a miscarriage or other reproductive loss events, including a failed adoption, failed surrogacy, stillbirth or an unsuccessful assisted reproduction.

An employee may also be entitled to time off work as a result of experiencing a miscarriage under a number of other laws, such as California’s pregnancy disability leave (PDL), which provides leave for an employee unable to perform one or more essential job functions due to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition. PDL regulations state that, among other things, employees may be able to take PDL for the loss or end of pregnancy or to