of leave includes any period of time for actual disability caused by the employee's pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition. This includes leave for severe morning sickness and for prenatal care. • AJK will also reasonably accommodate medical needs related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions or temporarily transfer you to a less strenuous or hazardous position (where one is available) or duties if medically needed because of your pregnancy. If you are transferred into an alternative position it will have the equivalent rate of pay and benefits. • Employees who need to take pregnancy disability must inform AJK when a leave is expected to begin and how long it will likely last. If the need for a leave or transfer is foreseeable, employees must provide notification at least 30 days before the pregnancy disability leave or transfer is to begin. • If 30 days’ advance notice is not possible, notice must be given as soon as practical; • Pregnancy leave usually begins when ordered by the employee’s physician. The employee must provide AJK with a certification from a health care provider. The certification indicating disability should contain: o The date on which the employee became disabled due to pregnancy; o The probable duration of the period or periods of disability; and o A statement that, due to the disability, the employee is unable to perform one or more of the essential functions of her position without undue risk to herself, the successful completion of her pregnancy, or to other persons. • Leave returns will be allowed only when the employee’s physician sends a release; • An employee will be allowed to use accrued PTO (if otherwise eligible to take the time) during a pregnancy disability leave; and • Employee benefits will be continued for the duration of time that the employee is disabled by pregnancy, as confirmed by her health care provider, for a period of up to 17 weeks and three days per pregnancy. Leave does not need to be taken in one continuous period of time and may be taken intermittently, as needed. Leave may be taken in increments of two hours. Under most circumstances, upon submission of a medical certification that an employee is able to return to work from a pregnancy disability leave, an employee will be reinstated to her same position held at the time the leave began or to an equivalent position, if available. An employee returning from a pregnancy disability leave has no greater right to reinstatement than if the employee had been continuously employed. STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE Each employee contributes through payroll tax to California’s state disability insurance programs. Disability insurance is mandated by the California Unemployment Insurance Code and administered by the Employment Development Department. Revised January 2024 Page 49 of 55