Adoption
Short Vent
Grr, I just found out my company provides short term disability for women after they give birth. Up to 13 weeks of 100% pay...but with adoption, the only thing they offer is job security for up to 12 weeks UNPAID...that seems so unfair, but I don't see how I could fight it. It is how the law works..but very frustrating! 
Married Since 09/2006, TTC Since 09/2010
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3 Femara cycles - Oct, Nov, Dec 2011, all BFNs
IVF #1, ER 2/15 (5R, 4M, 4F), ET 2/18, Beta 2/29 = BFN 
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Re: Short Vent
That is frustrating.
Is there any way you can lobby them to reconsider their policy to provide even some paid leave for adoptive parents? it might be worth it to present something to HR.
I thought about it, but short term disability is focused on you having a physical condition, so that's why it isn't offered with adoption. I don't think I have the energy. The ironic thing is, my CEO and his wife adopted twice recently so they might have compassion, but again, I'm not sure I want to fight it..
It might be worth it at some point in the future. My company had a policy where you got I think 2 weeks paid whether you adopted or gave birth, so your first 2 weeks of FMLA were full pay. After that there was a state-sponsored payroll tax that went toward a small check for another 6 weeks, I want to say. The rest was unpaid, but at least it took the edge off.
Poor DH. His company has a great adoption reimbursement program, but zero paternity leave for anyone. He had to take PTO to hang out with DD.
TTC since March 2010, BFP #1 11.09.10, ectopic, m/c 12.14.10 (10w)
Clomid + TI=BFN, IUIs 1-6= BFN
Application for domestic adoption submitted 4/18/12, matched 8/12/12, DD born 10/31/12
It may be different state to state, but in North Carolina, adoptive parents receive FMLA (12 days UNPAID time off with no risk of job loss), but not short term disability as short term disability applies only to a physical medical condition. It is obviously very unfair since a normal healthy pregnancy requires 2 nights in the hospital, yet they get a minimum of 6 weeks PAID time off, but oh well. I did talk to HR again about it and there is no legal requirement to provide anything and our parent company doesn't, so they are not going to establish a new policy like I'd hoped.
FMLA is unpaid time off according to NC State Law..not sure if it's different in your state. I can use unused PTO but I only get 15 of those a year and depending on what else I've used them for, it won't be much. Thank you though!