H.B. 1791 - Reproductive Loss Leave

• Employers with 5 or more employees must grant employees up to 5 days of reproductive loss leave following a reproductive loss event (miscarriage, stillbirth, failed adoption, failed surrogacy, or unsuccessful assisted reproduction).

• Maximum of 20 days of reproductive loss leave permitted within a 12-month period if an employee experiences multiple reproductive loss events.

• Leave must be completed within 3 months of the reproductive loss event and may be taken nonconsecutively; can be unpaid or use existing vacation, personal, sick leave, or compensatory time.

• Employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees for taking reproductive loss leave or providing information about their reproductive loss leave in any inquiry or proceeding.

• Employers must maintain confidentiality of employee reproductive loss leave requests and related information, disclosing only to internal personnel or counsel as necessary or as required by law.