Facts
[A.] had been a member of the National Council since December 2011 and self-employed since July 2012. On March 22, 2019, she applied for a maternity allowance with the Compensation Fund of the Canton of Bern, citing the birth of her daughter (2018). The Compensation Fund paid the corresponding allowance from the date of birth in 2018 until March 30, 2019. Subsequently, the Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly informed the Compensation Fund that [A.] had attended a parliamentary session in February 2019 and almost daily sessions from March 4, 2019 (start of the session). Consequently, the Compensation Fund denied the entitlement to maternity allowance from March 4, 2019 and demanded the repayment of the daily allowances paid from March 4 to March 30, 2019.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court has decided that the parliamentary mandate of a member of the National Council constitutes an occupation within the meaning of Art. 16d para. 3 EOG. If the mother resumes this activity prematurely, the entitlement to maternity allowance ends. If the temporarily resumed parliamentary activity is discontinued again, the…