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HR people, Working People, Preggers People & Moms
That should cover it!
So I work for a start up company and we are just setting all our policies in place. One of our employees just found our she's pregnant and we have no maternity policy as of yet.
They've asked me to help... I guess having a uterus automatically makes you know these things. I, of course, am clueless.
What is a normal time frame for maternity leave. I want all ends of the spectrum. From generous, to average, to required by law stingy SOB's.
Thanks in advance!!
Re: HR people, Working People, Preggers People & Moms
Standard time frame is 6 weeks for vaginal birth and 8 weeks for a c section.
Do you have 50 or more people? If not she won't be eligible for FMLA.
LOL! Duh, didn't you know!?!?!?1
I think at SWA we have a very generous policy. But the FA's are union and it differs from work group to work group depending on the contract.
I could go out at anytime, but the health benefits start ticking the day after I last worked. Health coverage length is determined from how much is in your sick bank and vacation. I went out officially in March and they told me I had coverage until Dec 15. I ended up coming back in Sept anyway. Some people who have no sick bank get maybe 60-90 days of coverage. And if they go out 60-90 days before the baby is born, they end up having no coverage afterwards.
We get 12 weeks from the day the baby is born. and then we can get another 30, 60, or 90 days unpaid after those 12 weeks are up. So in total, You can pretty much take 7 months off after the baby is born. You may not get paid, and you may not have medical, but you can be off. Thankfully, that was not the case for us.
Again, I think our policy is generous, but I don't think it's the norm.
This is from our employee handbook.
Leaves for female employees for disabilities to pregnancy or childbirth are available for up to four (4) months regardless of length of service with the Company. Employees who are granted leaves for pregnancy will be returned to their same or similar position in accordance with state law. A transfer to a less strenuous or hazardous position may be available pursuant to your request, if such a transfer is medically advisable. Prior to the start of the leave, the company will require a statement from your physician indicating that you are unable to perform your job and the anticipated date of your return. In the event your leave exceeds the anticipated date of your return, it is your responsibility to provide further verification from your physician that you are unable to perform your job and the revised anticipated date of return. The Company may require employee?s who are requesting leave, or who are already on a leave to be examined by a physician of the Company?s choice. Depending on an employee?s eligibility, medical insurance may be continued during the leave in accordance with the Plan Document, COBRA, or provisions of federal/state law relating to unpaid medical leave.
As far as people go. We have a grand total of 7. In office. Maybe 8 by the end of the month depending on a few changes. Out of office we have 5 other salesmen that work across the country. I'd say maybe 15 total.
So small start up company. haha.
Not sure what FMLA is... I think 6-8 weeks would be the general time frame we'd be looking at.
I would look to the state and local guidelines which may be unique to your area.
Pretty much this. Regardless of a companies policy it is dependant on Dr.s orders. If a companies policy is 3 weeks, Drs orders are as Becky stated.
I had additional time because of FMLA, Disability and was able to use extended leave, my sick leave and any vacation time that I had accrued.
I just had to let the District know ahead of time how long I was planning to be out and when I was ready to come back, I had to have my Dr. sign a statement releasing me out of his care.
FMLA is 12 weeks. 6-8 weeks is an awful short amount of time. I would not have been able to come back to work after 6 weeks- emotionally, physically, and intellectually I would have been worthless. I know people do it, but I would not have been able to.
My agency allows for 4 months of maternity leave. I took 12 weeks off (FMLA leave) and I think it was enough time for me to get back to normal (or what passes as normal these days).
I know it will be hard for a start up company to accommodate a 3 month long absence, but please consider allowing a maternity leave longer than 6-8 weeks or at least allowing the employees to take 6-8 weeks off and then have a transitional period where they can work PT, from home, etc for another few weeks or so.
For me, IF I had 30 days of sick time accrued, that is what I would be able to take for paid leave. Beyond that, teachers are allowed to take up to two years unpaid but your job will be held for you. Believe me when I say that 30 days with a new baby is not enough- luckily my ML was timed well so that it fed into summer vacation, which I don't get paid for anyway.
All totalled, I had 4.5 months off. I will be taking a longer ML (unpaid) next time, if there is a next time.
i'm actually going through this right now too!
i pay for my own short-term disability, which will give me 60% of my salary for 6 weeks (for vaginal) and 8 weeks (for c section).
i'm taking 14 weeks off total - 1 week before baby's due date (assuming i haven't gone yet), the 12 weeks FMLA (even though our company doesn't big enough to qualify for FMLA), then 1 additional week. i might push it a little to july 4th, not sure though.
i'm asking for 6 weeks paid by my firm, but i'm not sure how that will be accepted. my secretary got 4 weeks paid, but it counted for all of her vacation/sick time, etc.
i've collected some emails from friends as to what happens at their firms. some have their company pay for their disability, an accountant for a family office gets 12 weeks fully paid, mostly i see 4 weeks paid, though, being the norm.
good luck!