Reproductive Loss Leave (RLL)

Reproductive Loss Leave (RLL), in accordance with Senate Bill 848, provides eligible employees with up to five days unpaid, protected leave for a reproductive related loss. Under this Senate Bill reproductive loss leave is unpaid however the CSU authorizes the use of leave balances including available vacation, Personal Holiday (PH), available sick leave or Compensatory Time Off (CTO), and in some cases, bereavement leave.

This leave is separate from other leaves offered to employees for their serious illness or to care for a family member with a serious illness. 

A reproductive loss means a failed adoption, failed surrogacy, miscarriage, stillbirth, or an unsuccessful assisted reproduction.  If an employee experiences multiple reproductive loss events within a 12-month period, up to a total of 20 days of RLL within a 12-month period may be taken.  The days can be nonconsecutive and should conclude within three months of the loss event. 

Eligibility

• All employees in represented and non-represented employee groups, including students.
• Employment of at least 30 days prior to the leave event. May include employment by the state, any political or civil subdivision of the state, including cities and counties.