(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) (A) âAssisted reproductionâ means a method of achieving a pregnancy through an artificial insemination or an embryo transfer and includes gamete and embryo donation. (B) âAssisted reproductionâ does not include any pregnancy achieved through sexual intercourse. (2) âEmployeeâ means a person employed by the employer for at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the leave. (3) âEmployerâ means either of the following: (A) A person who employs five or more persons to perform services for a wage or salary. (B) The state and any political or civil subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, cities and counties. (4) âFailed adoptionâ means the dissolution or breach of an adoption agreement with the birth mother or legal guardian, or an adoption that is not finalized because it is contested by another party. This event applies to a person who would have been a parent of the adoptee if the adoption had been completed. (5) âFailed surrogacyâ means the dissolution or breach of a surrogacy agreement, or a failed embryo transfer to the surrogate. This event applies to a person who would have been a parent of a child born as a result of the surrogacy. (6) âMiscarriageâ means a miscarriage by a person, by the personâs current spouse or domestic partner, or by another individual if the person would have been a parent of a child born as a result of the pregnancy. (7) âReproductive loss eventâ means the day or, for a multiple-day event, the final day of a failed adoption, failed surrogacy, miscarriage, stillbirth, or an unsuccessful assisted reproduction. (8) âReproductive loss leaveâ means the leave provided by subdivision (b). (9) âStillbirthâ means a stillbirth resulting from a personâs pregnancy, the pregnancy of a personâs current spouse or domestic partner, or another individual, if the person would have been a parent of a child born as a result of the pregnancy that ended in stillbirth. (10) âUnsuccessful assisted reproductionâ means an unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure. This event applies to a person, the personâs current spouse or domestic partner, or another individual, if the person would have been a parent of a child born as a result of the pregnancy. (b) (1) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant a request by any employee to take up to five days of reproductive loss leave following a reproductive loss event. If an employee experiences more than one reproductive loss event within a 12-month period, an employer shall not be obligated to grant a total amount of reproductive loss leave time in excess of 20 days within a 12-month period. (2) The employer shall allow the days an employee takes for reproductive loss leave to be nonconsecutive. (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), reproductive loss leave shall be completed within three months of the event entitling the employee to that leave under paragraph (1). (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if, prior to or immediately following a reproductive loss event, an employee is on or chooses to go on leave from work pursuant to Section 12945, 12945.2, or any other leave entitlement under state or federal law, the employee shall complete their reproductive loss leave within three months of the end date of the other leave. (4) (A) Reproductive loss leave shall be taken pursuant to any existing applicable leave policy of the employer. (B) If there is no existing applicable leave policy, reproductive loss leave may be unpaid, except that an employee may use vacation, personal leave, accrued and available sick leave, or compensatory time off that is otherwise available to the employee. (c) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to retaliate against an individual, including, but not limited to, refusing to hire, dischargi
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