Does everyones job pay for some kind of maternity leave??

I just called my HR dept and my job pays for NOTHING and I was told I cannot file for disability until I am out 60 days and then it takes an additional 6-7 weeks to get paid from disability.

IM STRESSING, My husband makes more then enough to support us throughout the time I plan to take off but I mean it really ***** that we get nothing for wanting to be home with our new bundles of joy for a little bit.

Sorry needed to vent.

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I don't get paid. I have to use my sick days and then nothing....It is so unfair!

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I get 8 weeks paid. I am VERY thankful for that.

It's so terrible that so many companies do not take care of their female employees. I mean whats the incentive for women to stay in those jobs or even go back after having a baby?

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thats terrible! I guess I take my company for granted. I get paid for the leave.

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I get 6 paid...but I heard it can be stretched to 7-8.

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My job pays you for a few weeks depending on how long you are here. I think Ill get 3 or 4 weeks pay up front. Then I have to use all my personal and vacation days. I should have a month of those and then I have short term disability, so instead of my regular pay, I get 70% of my pay for the rest of the time I am out

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Sorry, that would really annoy me too.
So not fair!

I get paid at 70% for 10 weeks..I am entitled to twelve weeks, but have to use my own vacation time for the other two weeks.

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I have the same vent. 12 weeks with nothing except the disability which probably won't kick in until after I come back to work.

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i get $0 I have to use sick and vacation time and go on disability ~ but my DH gets two weeks "paid" maternity leave... (how is this fair?... )

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I get 6 weeks paid through short term disabilty. I am planning on taking 6 more through FMLA unpaid.

Message edited 12/21/2007 8:17:35 PM.

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i get 6 weeks paid bu they are my banked sick days....if you have no sick days you get 8 weeks of pay at 170 a week...woopie....

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I get 6 weeks of disabilty, which is nothing to write home about.

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I can use my vacation and sick days. And then file through FMLA for short term disability.

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I work for a fair large corporation so I get 100% for the first 6 weeks and 66 2/3 any weeks after that.

The other companies that I worked with offered nada (just filing for state disablity).

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I get to use my accumulated sick, vacation and personal time which in my case will amount to 6 weeks full pay, so I won't be able to get disability unless I have a c-section. That leaves 6 weeks unpaid.

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Posted by Mdolph6

I just called my HR dept and my job pays for NOTHING and I was told I cannot file for disability until I am out 60 days and then it takes an additional 6-7 weeks to get paid from disability.

IM STRESSING, My husband makes more then enough to support us throughout the time I plan to take off but I mean it really ***** that we get nothing for wanting to be home with our new bundles of joy for a little bit.

Sorry needed to vent.

Message edited 12/21/2007 2:28:43 PM.

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6 weeks full pay 6 weeks no pay

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no ... you have to use sick days

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I get 8 weeks full pay and then I have to use my vacation and sick, which I have approx 4 weeks accrued. So I'll be paid for the full 12 weeks.

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I get 6 weeks through NYS disability. Any other paid time I get is through using all my sick and vacation time so lucky me comes back with a newborn and no sick or vacation time. I also just found out that if I don't return after 12 weeks then I am considered to have abandonned my job and I am terminated. Family friendly huh?

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i work for the nyc board of ed. you can take all of your sick days and borrow 20, but then you have to take fmla which is unpaid.

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I get 13 wks paid (it's 4 wks guaranteed and then a week for every year of service topping out at 13). Then I have 30 vacation days for next year which I plan to spread out so I can come back part-time for month 4 & 5.

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With my DS, my job would only pay me for whatever sick days I had accumulated and I wasn't eligible for state disability either because I worked for a school district.

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we dont get anything. For some employees you have to use all your sick time then you go out on FMLA. Most of us have disability insur that kicks in after 2 weeks. I am going to use my vacation, then some sick time and then FMLA. I will use my disabily at that point. I want to keep my comp intact. for when I want off a day here and there. I plan to stay out about 10 weeks, hopefully that works.

Message edited 12/21/2007 9:28:21 PM.