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COURT OF LAW. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS

Miscarriage:

a) In the event of miscarriage, the employee as soon as possible must deliver to the
direction a notice accompanied by a medical certificate attesting of the miscarriage

or the urgency.
b) When a danger of miscarriage requires a stop of work, the employee is entitled to a
special maternity leave of the duration prescribed by the medical certificate, which

attests existing danger.
c) When occurs a miscarriage before the beginning of the twentieth (20th) week

preceding the date envisaged of the childbirth, the employee is entitled to a sick
leave.
d) If an employee is confined of a child dead-born after the twentieth (20th) week

preceding the date envisaged of the birth, she is entitled to the maternity leave of
eighteen (18) weeks.

Special maternity leave:
When there is a danger of miscarriage, or a danger to the health of the mother or of the

child to come caused by pregnancy and requiring a stop of work, the employee is entitled
to a special maternity leave of the duration prescribed by the medical certificate which

attests existing danger and which indicates the date envisaged of the childbirth.

Preventive withdrawal:

When there is a danger of miscarriage, or a danger to the health of the mother or the child
to come caused by the working conditions, the employee must ask to be assigned to tasks
not involving such dangers. If the direction cannot offer other tasks, the employee can then

make the request for a preventive withdrawal. The maternity leave will then begin at the
date envisaged from the childbirth.

Birth of a child or adoption

Two (2) paid working days off during the birth of the employee’s child or of the adoption of

a child (leave of paternity) other than those of joint sound. Moreover, the employee can
prevail himself of a leave without balance of three (3) days. This leave can be split but must
be taken in the 15 following days of the arrival of the child at the house.

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