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Kitty1225
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maternity leave question
Kitty1225
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hi,
i know questions like this are asked all the time, but my HR rep is confusing so i want to make sure i can understand.
So FMLA gives me 12 weeks unpaid, but i have enough vacation/sick that i will get paid during that time
some woman have said they have used STD for either 8 weeks or 4 before 6 after, etc. how does this work? my hr didnt explain std so I dont know if i can use it.
after my 12 weeks of fmla, i was planning to use the FLI for 6 weeks at a portion of my salary.
am i off??
thanks!
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Re: maternity leave question
you can use the STD for 6 weeks following birth for a vaginal delivery and 8 weeks for a c/s. It is concurrent with the FMLA.
You understand the rest of it fine.
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I think you have it right. For me, the order goes like this ---
using 40 sick days -- full pay -- at the same time I'm getting paid 6 weeks of disability.
12 weeks FMLA - unpaid with benefits
6 weeks NJ - paid
I guess you can use sick days during the 12 week FMLA - but I want to extend it as long as possible. GOod luck
maternity leave is confusing as he##.
this is what I ended up with:
4 weeks before from std which is 2/3 pay. you can not add this on to your 6 weeks it's either you take it or you don't. ( the catch here is that I went 10 days past my due date and still received $)
had a vaginal delivery so 6 weeks- again 2/3 pay from std. would be 8 for c-section.
during the last week of std received a letter asking if I wish to ise my FLI. it says you must give your employer 30 days notice that you are going to use it. you do not have to use all 6 weeks consecutively, but you must give your employer the proper notice for each time. for example you can use 2 weeks now, another 2 weeks in 2 months, and another 2 weeks in another 2 months. its 6 weeks to bond with your child in the first 12 months of life. you qualify once a year for this, not every 2 like fmla.Also, lets say you return to work part time, you can still use FLI to make up the difference of your salary of part time to full time for weeks.
ok, so I didn't qualify for FMLA since I was employed less than one year. But FMLA does not provide $. it's allowing you job protection. Your position will be there when you return. I'm pretty sure it runs concurrently with FLI, so if you took fmla you would receive $ for 6 of the 12 weeks.
As far as vacation/sick pay- That is up to your employer's discretion. You can't receive pay from your employer and pay from the state for the same time period. Lets say you want the 6 weeks postpartum of std, you can't receive payment from your vacation/sick pay for those 6 weeks. otherwise you would be making 165% of your salary. I mean you can try to do it, but you sign something saying you are not receiving any other money and if the state finds out you are you get a $ 250 fine for each offense,
oh and all this is if your employer doesn't have private disability for its employees.
HTH!
suga is 100% correct for me, as well... i'm taking:
(we have 50+ employees and finding out the rules in nj is yes, hella crazy!)
4 wks prior to birth PAID (last day is this friday) 2/3
6 weeks post birth PAID (assuming vaginally) 2/3
6 weeks after that for FLI (i've already given them notice I plan to do this so i don't forget later) PAID 2/3
note: if you take more than 12 wks total (consecutively), your job is NOT secured... guess that's why some people don't take the up-to-4-wks before birth... or why they don't take all of the up-to-6-wks FLI (and why they break it up throughout the year)