This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis LLP discusses the California Court of Appeal's February 21, 2013 decision in Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc. In a case of first impression, the court held that an employee who was disabled as a result of her pregnancy and had exhausted all leave under California's Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDLL) and the California Family Rights Act was entitled to additional leave as a reasonable accommodation under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The court noted that its ruling was consistent with the Pregnancy Disability Leave Regulations, effective December 30, 2012, which provide that the right to take pregnancy disability leave under the PDLL and the regulations is separate and distinct from the right to take a leave of absence as a reasonable accommodation under the FEHA.