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If you are the mother, there are three benefit benefits or policies that you need to review:
- Leave of Absence, specifically the Family and Medical Leave section - This policy covers the 12 weeks that you are able to take off of work within one year of your child's birth to recover from childbirth and care for your child. This policy just covers the amount of time that you are able to take off, not your pay during that period.
- Maternity/ Paternity Leave - This
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- benefit covers the additional paid time off that you are eligible for when you have a baby depending on your employment hours. You may use the additional paid time off in combination with your accrued PTO for up to 12 weeks of your Leave of Absence.
- Short-Term Disability - If, as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, you experience medical complications that extend beyond the length of your maternity leave (see #2 above), you may be eligible for short-term disability. This will allow you to receive two-thirds of your normal salary during the period of your disability for a maximum of 90 days. If medical complications continue beyond 90 days, you may be eligible for long-term disability coverage.
Scenario - Routine Pregnancy and Childbirth
| Question | Explanation | Reference |
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| How much time off can I take? | Up to 12 weeks total within the first year after your child is born. If you want to stop working before the baby comes, the 12-week "clock" starts the day you stop working. | Family and Medical Leave section of the Leave of Absence Policy |
| What happens with my pay? | You will get your full salary for the first 6 weeks of your leave and won't need to use PTO during that time. If you want to take the full 12 weeks of your leave of absence, you will need to use any accrued PTO that you have for the remaining 6 weeks. After your PTO is exhausted, you will not longer receive a paycheck. Of course, this is all dependent upon available funds in the Reliant account for which you are responsible. | Maternity/ Paternity Leave |
Scenario - Pregnancy and/or Childbirth with Medical Complications
To help explain this scenario, we'll use as an example a situation of 3 weeks of bedrest before a caesarean section and then 6 more weeks before your doctor clears you to return to work.
| Question | Explanation | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| How much time off can I take? | Up to 12 weeks total within the first year after your child is born. For this scenario, the 12 weeks starts on the day that you would go on bedrest (3 weeks before the baby is born). | Family and Medical Leave section of the Leave of Absence Policy |
| What happens with my pay? | You will get your full salary for the first 6 weeks of your leave, starting the day you went on bedrest and won't need to use PTO during that time. If your medical complications continue beyond 6 weeks (e.g., you are on 3 weeks of bedrest and then have a c-section and aren't cleared to return to work by your doctor for another 6 weeks), you may be eligible for short-term disability: After your PTO is exhausted, you will not longer receive a paycheck. Of course, this is all dependent upon available funds in the Reliant account for which you are responsible. |
