How much maternity leave do you get?

collrob2101 · January 2010

I started a new job back in June and found out they do not offer paid ML. So, I have to go on short term disability which I get 10 weeks regular birth or 12 weeks for c-section. Then I can use any of my vacation time that I have been hoarding since it has to be use my 9/30

shipoopiisforme · January 2010

i work for a family business so i am really unsure of what my maternity leave is going to look like and what portion of it will be paid. realistically i know i will have to keep up with some of my responsibilities from home as soon as i am settled in but am hoping to stay home for 3 months and then start back 3 days a week instead of full time.

collrob2101 · January 2010

With my STD and my vacation days I hope to be home for at least 3 1/2 months, then I am going to ask my boss if i could work from home for 1-2 days a week going forward. That way I can do some house stuff on my my lunch break, or leave to pick up the baby earlier from daycare on those days since I won't be commuting.

ownedby3 · January 2010

We get 12 weeks and can come back part-time for another 12 weeks. My last company I worked with we negotiated a new maternity leave policy. The policy was crap and many of the girls were pregnant so it worked in our favor. We negotiated 12 weeks off fully paid and then 1 month unpaid if you chose to do so.

SweetSpikette · January 2010

anywhere from 12 - 24 weeks depending on the circumstance (length doc says I'm disabled, vaginal or c/s, etc...) + any benefit time I've accumulated.

Temp159135562506975 · January 2010

I had a total of 20 weeks. 10 of that was paid in full and 6 weeks partial pay with the new NJ deal... so only 4 weeks were unpaid but with job protection.

embpsu-3 · January 2010

I got:

NJFMLA:

4 week sbefore

8 weeks after (c-sectoin)

NJFLI:

6 weeks paid

6 more off with job protection no pay!

mrs.jen&dave · January 2010

std: 6 weeks or 8 weeks (c-section); then 4 weeks paid in full; then vacation time i want to use.

lcimera · January 2010

we get 2 weeks prior to due date and then 12 weeks after. We can also tack on any vacation time that we have saved up.

alixhayes · January 2010

i called the state Labor Dept this week to clarify b/c my work was only saying I got 4 wks before and 6 weeks after, paid (we have a "private plan," but companies that don't are under the state plan).

espec if you're at a company w/50+ employees, you should get an ADDITIONAL 6 weeks under the new state LEAVE act -- paid (signed into law this summer; some HR folks do not know the rules)... but a PP suggested we get another 6 weeks unpaid (if you want to take it)... i believe that's when the federal "you can take leave for 12 weeks w/job security intact" rules go into place, no???

sadly, there's no "definitive" source online or in print that I've found, and it's confusing to say the least.

I am under the assumption that i will be getting, like the PP:

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NJFMLA:

4 weeks before PAID

6 weeks after (8 if it's a c-section) PAID

NJFL:

6 weeks paid

6 more off with job protection no pay

has anyone been told DIFFERENTLY by their employer and then QUESTIONED and gotten more??

It's a touchy subject to bring it up too soon, but....I probably will in 2-3 weeks.

(and under NJ state law, don't forget you're entitled to PAID leave if you're unemployed, for pregnancy, too)

carrielou2 · January 2010

I live in NJ and work in NY, so unfortunately I don't think I qualify for the 4 weeks before deal. I get 2 weeks before, 12 weeks after my delivery date, and then can use any vacation time.

sugabooga · January 2010

the additional extended family leave act only applies if you have been employed by your employer for over 12 months. ( in addition to them employing 50+ people.)

I don't qualify for it so i'm left with std- 4 weeks prior and 6/8 weeks after depending on vag or c-section. adding on some vacation days but don't want to consume it all up so I can still take a week off here and there to spend with LO as they grow.

I asked my ob if they would get me out of work earlier, perhaps on long term disability- but they said that the state asks tons of questions and I really need to be on bedrest or what not.

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