Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 11088

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 11088 - Right to CFRA Leave: Denial of Leave; Reasonable Request

(a) It is an unlawful employment practice for a covered employer to refuse to grant, upon reasonable request, a CFRA leave to an eligible employee.

(b) Denial of leave.

(1) Burden of proof.

Denial of a request for CFRA leave is established if the Department or the employee shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the employer was a covered employer, the employee making the request was an eligible employee, the request was for a CFRA-qualifying purpose, the request was reasonable, and the employer denied the request for CFRA leave.

(2) Reasonable request.

A request to take a CFRA leave is reasonable if it complies with any applicable notice requirements, as specified in section 11091, and if it is accompanied, where required, by a certification, as that term is defined in section 11087(a).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 11088

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 7297.1 to new section 11088 and amending section and NOTE filed 10-3-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 40).
2. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 3-4-2015; operative 7-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 10).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 7-6-2020; operative 10-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 28).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading, section and NOTE filed 12-30-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations; effective 1-1-2021 (Register 2021, No. 1). (OAL review extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
5. Editorial correction of HISTORY 4 (Register 2021, No. 3).

Note: Authority cited: Section 12935(a), Government Code. Reference: Section 12945.2, Government Code; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601, 2611 and 2612; and 29 C.F.R. § 825.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 7297.1 to new section 11088 and amending section and Note filed 10-3-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 40).
2. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 3-4-2015; operative 7/1/2015 (Register 2015, No. 10).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 7-6-2020; operative 10/1/2020 (Register 2020, No. 28).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading, section and Note filed 12-30-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 1). (OAL review extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)