Louisiana Maternity- La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 23:341 to 23:342

Covered Employers: An employer who employs more than twenty-five employees within Louisiana for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.

Employee Eligibility: Any pregnant employee

Entitlement: Employees are entitled to leave for a "reasonable period of time" not to exceed four (4) months. "Reasonable period of time" means that period during which the female employee is disabled on account of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. Leave is limited to six (6) weeks for normal pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Employer Notice: Employees who plan to take pregnancy leave must give employer reasonable notice of the date the leave will begin and the estimated duration of leave

Employee Notice: Not specified

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

Paid?: No, but Employees must receive the same benefits or privileges of employment granted by that employer to other persons not so affected who are similar in their ability or inability to work, including to take disability or sick leave or any other accrued leave which is made available by the employer to temporarily disabled employees. In addition, employees are entitled to utilize any accrued vacation leave.

Benefits: Employers are not required to provide employees with health insurance coverage for the medical costs of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions

Reinstatement: Yes, to the extent that an employer may not discriminate against the employee in compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.

Other Important Definitions/Requirements: Not specified

Absence Specification