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Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL)

All pregnant employees in the State of California are eligible for Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL). PDL provides the employee with up to 4 months/17.3 weeks of job and benefits protection for any time it is medically necessary for her to miss work due to her pregnancy.

  • This leave is available to employees as medically needed, regardless of their length of service or time base.
  • PDL can be taken either consecutively or intermittently.
  • PDL may include additional or more frequent breaks, time for prenatal or postnatal medical appointments, or any related conditions.
  • CSU policy requires employees to apply appropriate accrued sick leave credits to PDL in order to maintain their pay status during the period of disability.
  • Employees may also qualify for Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI), which is managed by the Employment Development Department (EDD).

For more information, please download the Pregnancy Disability Leave Fact Sheet.

Requesting Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL):

  • Please contact the HR Benefits Department, Krista Shea, Leave of Absences Specialist, via email at krista.shea@csusb.edu or at 909 537-4452 to schedule an appointment to receive and discuss the necessary paperwork.