Maternity Leave

[Bandana]

The federal FMLA or Family and Medical Leave Act does not apply to your small company, because it only applies to employers with 50 or more workers within 75 miles.

However, under the federal PDA or Pregnancy Discrimination Act, if your company offers any benefits or medical leave (paid or unpaid) to workers with a short term disability such as cancer, a stroke or a heart attack, you must offer the same benefits to women who are disabled in the later stages of pregnancy, or for childbirth disability.

[Bandana]

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So even if I don't get paid by my employer I still get disability pay?

[CeaBee]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">you must offer the same benefits to women who are disabled in the later stages of pregnancy, or for childbirth disability.</div></div>

what this mean.? sick because of pregnancy or sick because of childbirth?

or it apply to just regular maternity leave?

[loops]

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check the rules on the short term disability product. some policies will allow you to collect even if you can work a few hours a day (they make up the pay difference)...while others require you to be &quot;unable to work&quot; to collect.

[Bandana]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ceabee</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">you must offer the same benefits to women who are disabled in the later stages of pregnancy, or for childbirth disability.</div></div>

what this mean.? sick because of pregnancy or sick because of childbirth?

or it apply to just regular maternity leave? </div></div>


I think it means that in the later stages of pregnancy and after the baby born, the woman can use short term disability just as if she had a more serious disability like the ones listed

[CeaBee]

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ic...ok thanks.

[Bandana]

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Okay, I knew I read something that applied to smaller companies...


California has laws in addition the FMLA

Pregnancy Disability Leave

&quot;Women who work for an employer with 5 or more employees are entitled to up to 4 months Pregnancy Disability Leave&quot;

http://www.paidfamilyleave.org/pdf/FiveKeyLawsPoster.pdf

[Shine_Eye_Girl]

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PDL....kind of tricky.....


I'm surprised California does not have the FMLA across the board.

[ILP]

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mi check wid fi mi bakrah ahn mi haffi go on &quot;disability&quot;.
daht word really bugs me (even doh ah suh mi feel).
anyhow...we are allowed to use our leave (sick, personal,comp time, etc) to cover the time we need (up to the max which I am told is 16 weeks)...sinting or annedah bout FMLA.

di current mr ilp get 2 paid weeks, but can take up to 16 (under FMLA).

[Bandana]

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&quot;Basically, as far as the state is concerned, your maternity leave breaks down into 3 sections: Before you have the baby, recovery, and baby bonding time.&quot;

&quot;Now here is the important part: <span style="font-weight: bold">State Disability will pay you a portion of your pay- they will not pay 100%. You will get somewhere between 55 and 60%. </span>You will be informed of the exact figure about 1-2 weeks after you send in the form. The good thing is, if you are making less now than you were say six months ago, the state will base the amount you get paid off of your highest quarterly average in the last year.&quot;


<span style="font-weight: bold">Before You Have The Baby</span>
In California, State Disability allows you to leave work (paid) up to 4 weeks before your scheduled due date. I very HIGHLY recommend that you take the whole time. If you don’t take it, you lose it. You cannot add this time on to your recovery time. Many women end up having their babies early, so you may not end up getting 4 weeks anyway.


<span style="font-weight: bold">Recovery</span>
After you have the baby, you will receive a call from the State Disability office to confirm details about the birth. Basically, you will continue to get disability pay for 6 weeks after a vaginal delivery, or 8 weeks after a C-Section.


<span style="font-weight: bold">Baby Bonding Time – Paid Family Leave</span>
When your disability runs out (usually at 6 weeks postpartum), you will get a letter about the Paid Family Leave program. This program allows you to continue getting the amount of money you were getting on disability for up to 6 weeks to bond with your baby.

source

[Bandana]

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Look like up to 16 weeks for me too

[CeaBee]

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does the employer have to hold your job for u?

[diabolical_Tanya]

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one year in Canada

[Bandana]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ceabee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">does the employer have to hold your job for u? </div></div>

from the same link:

&quot;Now, I know I said I wasn’t going to talk about job protection, but I feel I should mention here that, depending on when you left and when the baby came, your job protection (under FMLA- a federal program) may run out before the Paid Family Leave money runs out. Assuming your company likes you and that your job is secure, this is not a problem with most employers, but it is something that you should discuss with your employer.&quot;

[Shine_Eye_Girl]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ceabee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">does the employer have to hold your job for u? </div></div>


I think that's only under the FMLA