Overview:
If you have recently welcomed a child through birth, adoption, or foster care, you may be eligible for FMLA/CFRA bonding leave.
| Description | Examples |
| Time off to bond with a new child (birth, adoption, placement). | Bonding with a newborn or adopted child |
Eligibility:
- Must have worked for the lab for at least 12 months
- Must have worked 1,250 hours in the past 12 months
- Must provide declaration of relationship
What You Get:
- Up to 12 weeks of protected leave (bonding)
- Continued health benefits
Steps to Take:
- Request leave from IDAM
- Provide declaration of relationship
Related Resources:
- Leave and Accommodation Request Form
- Declaration of Relationship
- Family and Medical Leave Act Employee Guide (US Department of Labor)
- Family Care and Medical Leave & Pregnancy Disability Leave (Civil Rights Department)
- Paid Family Care and Bonding (if eligible)
- Employee Assistance Program
- My Family @ Berkeley Lab
- Lactation Accommodation (RPM)
- Pregnancy, Newborn Child and Adopted Child (UC)
- UCRP Service Credit (UC Net)
