Benefits Leave and Accommodations for Victims of Violence
If you are a victim of violence, or the family member of a victim of violence, CREA, LLC will provide you leave and/or accommodations in accordance with California law. A Survivors of Violence and Family Members of Victims Right to Leave and Accommodations notice, which outlines your rights and protections under the law, has been attached as an addendum to this handbook. The Company will not discriminate or retaliate against employees who request and/or obtain leave or an accommodation in accordance with this policy. Reproductive Loss Leave CREA, LLC will provide eligible employees up to five days of unpaid reproductive loss leave in accordance with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. Eligibility To be eligible for reproductive loss leave, you must: Be employed by the Company for at least 30 days prior to the start of leave. Experience a qualifying reproductive loss event. Reproductive loss event means the day or, for a multiple-day event, the final day of a failed adoption, failed surrogacy, miscarriage, stillbirth, or an unsuccessful assisted reproduction. Reasons for Leave Reproductive loss events include: A failed adoption , which means the dissolution or breach of an adoption agreement with the birth mother or legal guardian, or an adoption that is not finalized because it is contested by another party. To be a qualifying event, you must be a person who would have been a parent of the adoptee if the adoption had been completed. A failed surrogacy , which means the dissolution or breach of a surrogacy agreement, or a failed embryo transfer to the surrogate. To be a qualifying event, you must be a person who would have been a parent of a child born as a result of the surrogacy. A miscarriage . To be a qualifying event, the miscarriage must have been experienced by you, your current spouse or domestic partner, or another individual that would have made you a parent to the child. A stillbirth . To be a qualifying event, the stillbirth must result from your pregnancy, the pregnancy of your current spouse or domestic partner, or another individual that would have made you a parent to the child. An unsuccessful assisted reproduction , which means an unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure. To be a qualifying event, the unsuccessful assisted reproduction event must have been experienced by you, your current spouse or domestic partner, or another individual that would have made you a parent to the child. Use of Leave Eligible employees will be provided up to five days of unpaid leave for a reproductive loss event. The five days of leave do not have to be taken consecutively. Leave must be completed within three months of the event entitling you to leave. If you experience more than one reproductive loss event within a 12-month period, the maximum amount of reproductive loss leave you can take is 20 days. You may substitute any portion of your unpaid reproductive loss leave with available appropriate paid leave.
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