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State maternity leave standards?
Unfortunately, my company is too small to be covered under the FMLA and, while I'm meeting with my bosses tomorrow to discuss my options, I wanted to hear from some of you that have been there what other options are out there.
My boss has indicated that I can work from home, so that's a plus
tia!
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Re: State maternity leave standards?
I dont think many places offer mat leave anymore...at least not in NC. I think its pretty standard if your company offers it to expect Short Term for 6 weeks for a vag delivery and 8 for a c. My short term was at 70% - but my first week was actual pto that I had to use before my short term would kick in...so technically 6 weeks of paid disability and then I was able to remain out another 6 under FMLA.
I wouldnt offer to work from home unless you are getting paid...those first 6 weeks were a blur to me. I couldnt have worked (full time) and recovered. I had a friend who went back to work 2 weeks pp and she regretted it so much. She ended up with ppd, and missed out on some of the best moments of early parenting.
I would agree with PP - there's not much of a standard, at least that I've seen, and you don't see the term 'maternity leave' used much.
My employer (a small non-profit that also does not fall under FMLA) offers STD - 6 weeks at 60% pay, regardless of type of delivery - with a 2 week waiting period. I will also need to use all my sick/vacation. When I was on leave before, I made my plan so I used a week of sick, then a week of unpaid time, so each paycheck was 1/2 what I was used to. That worked for us - we needed *something* coming in.
I was actually JUST figuring this out tonight - looks like I can stretch it to 12 weeks pp, and maybe even sneak in a week before my scheduled c-section just for myself
Maybe 
Mama to William Nathaniel - October 7, 2006
And Natalie Frances - June 24, 2010
My employer in NC stated that I would have to file for short term disability and that would give me 13 weeks and 60% of my salary she said if I needed anymore time I would have to apply for long term disability.
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