Common use of Birth Mother Clause in Contracts

Birth Mother. A pregnant employee shall be entitled to up to seventeen (17) consecutive weeks of maternity leave and up to thirty-five (35) consecutive weeks of parental leave, without pay beginning immediately after the end of the pregnancy leave unless the employer and employee agree otherwise. A birth mother who does not take pregnancy leave shall be entitled to up to thirty- seven (37) consecutive week’s parental leave without pay beginning after the child’s birth and within fifty-two (52) weeks of the child’s birth. In the event the birth mother dies or is totally disabled, the father of the child shall be entitled to both pregnancy and parental leave without pay.