Pregnancy and Childbirth - Kan. Admin. Regs. § 21-32-6

Covered Employers: All employers in the state who employ 4 or more employees

Employee Eligibility: All female employees

Entitlement: Childbearing must be considered by the employer to be a justification for a leave of absence for female employees for a reasonable period of time. Written or unwritten employment policies and practices involving matters such as the commencement and duration of leave, the availability of extensions, the accrual of seniority and other benefits and privileges, reinstatement, and payment under any health or temporary disability insurance or sick leave plan, formal or informal, shall be applied to disability due to pregnancy or childbirth on the same terms and conditions as they are applied to other temporary disabilities.

Employer Notice: Must provide notice in conspicuous places - there is not a specific pregnancy discriomination poster, there is a single Kansas EEO poster that must be posted.

Employee Notice: Employee must indicate her intent to return within a reasonable time

Obligation to Provide Certifications or Documents Supporting Need for Leave: Not specified

Paid?: Not specified

Benefits: Employer must provide health insurance coverage if it does so for employees on other leaves of absence.

Reinstatement: Following childbearing, and upon signifying her intent to return within a reasonable time, such female employees shall be reinstated to her original job or to a position of like status and pay without loss of service, credits, seniority or other benefits.

Absence Specifications