Yea just good luck getting the doctor to sign off on that.
According to the comments on that article, she still does. It seems she wanted light duty, was denied and forced to go on Fmla because she could not physically do her job during her pregnancy.
My point being, if simply being pregnant were considered a disability in NY (unless the.law has since changed) she could've gone on disability....not unpaid leave.
Was she fired or did she quit? If you are on Fmla, your employer cannot fire you. She would qualify for Fmla during and after her pregnancy. I don't know about NY but in CA you do get paid up to 6 weeks, both mother and father for bonding time. Women also can be placed on disability before and after the birth in CA.
