Can a request for leave be approved for maternity reasons?
Leave requests for maternity reasons may be approved if the reasons constitute a personal emergency. For example, expectant mothers who must be on bed rest per a physician for a period of at least 30 workdays before delivery could qualify for the leave transfer pool. However, eligibility would end upon the birth of the child unless a catastrophic, debilitating, or life threatening situation arises for the employee or the child as a result of the birth.
