SB 1024: Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.

This bill provides 26 weeks of fully paid postpartum and recovery leave for active firefighters who give birth, have a stillbirth, or experience a miscarriage after 20 weeks of gestation. The leave is granted immediately and is not dependent on length of service or employment classification. Firefighters on leave are compensated at their regular rate of pay and benefits continue to accrue during the leave. Upon returning from leave, firefighters are restored to their prior position. The bill applies to firefighters in specified fire departments, including those at the University of California.