Pregnancy disability leave is always issued on a case-by-case basis. The length of a worker’s disability leave time will depend on a number of different factors.
As was mentioned previously, California workers can only take pregnancy disability leave if their pregnancy prevents them from safely performing essential job duties.
In some cases, a worker may only be eligible to take pregnancy disability leave for the last two weeks of her pregnancy. In other cases, an employee may need ten weeks, or more, of disability leave.
Ultimately, the length of pregnancy disability leave must be assessed based on each employee’s unique individual needs.