Employers may need to reconsider their definition of loss when it comes to bereavement leave — or states might do it for them.
California’s new law requires employers to grant their workers up to five days of leave after they experience reproductive loss through a miscarriage or stillbirth, as well as a failed adoption, IVF or surrogacy process. While the law doesn’t require the leave to be paid, employers are prohibited from retaliating against workers who use this new leave policy. Going into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, California will be the only state other than Utah to implement a similar policy.
