Maternity and Paternity Leave

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Short term disability will cover your maternity leave if you purchased a policy before getting pregnant. Social security disability will not cover maternity leave, nor will most long term disability policies.

It does not matter what state you live in since the FMLA is a Federal law. But you need to have worked for the requisite period of time (i.e. one year), have a qualifying medical condition (too many types to name in this answer), and your employer must be a covered employer (i.e. have at least 50 employees in a 75 mile radius and the employer must affect interstate commerce ... which virtually any employer does).

An employer is required by federal law to provide FMLA benefits - 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year - to employees. If you have terminated your employment by retiring, you are no longer an employee, and you would continue your health insurance through COBRA.

as the interviewee you shouldn't show the interviewer you want to put too much emphasis the fact you want to know about all the benefits of the company in the first few interviews.

the interviewer wants to know that you are interested in the position/company and everything they have to offer vs just what benefits they have -- even if this is really important to you, its important you don't want to show the interviewer that's all your interested in

In the case cited in the Related Links below, the claimant, because she followed protocal was allowed unemployment benefits in Virginia. You should check the regulations and also attempt to indicated you were intending to return to work, if they fired you. Merely being pregnant apparently does not entitle you to unemployment for pregnancy, however.

10 yrs ago I was pregnant with my son I received a Physicians Mutual flyer in the mail..I was already pregnant but signed up for the individual hospital insurance policy..it was less than $30 a month..after having the baby I filed a claim form & received a check for close to $400 for the 3 days I was hospitalized..

You do not need to pay back the benefits. The insurance paid a benefit for the time you were physically unable to work because of your delivery.

Yes, if you are on maternity leave, you are still considered employed by your organization. Maternity leave is a temporary leave of absence that allows you to take time off for childbirth and recovery while maintaining your employment status. Your job and benefits are typically protected during this period, depending on the policies of your employer and applicable labor laws.

Maternity leave typically last six to eight weeks depending upon the type of delivery, and health of the mother and baby.

Therefore it seems more like a short term employee benefit.

The answer depends upon several variables:

If you are already pregnant when you start it may be more difficult to be covered under your company's short term disability policy - if they have one.

If you live in a state with mandated coverage such as CA, HI, NJ, NY, RI - you may be covered under the state plan even if you were already pregnant when you started.

If your employer provides voluntary short term disability options, you can enroll preconception, and your maternity leave will be a covered benefit.

Most health insurance plans are designed to cover the cost of your treatments: doctor and hospital expenses.

These plans do not replace your income during maternity leave. Short term disability insurance is designed to replace your income, and will pay a 8 week benefit for c-section, and a 6 week benefit for vaginal delivery.

You need to apply for coverage before getting pregnant in order to be covered.

With no meat, a couple days, with meat, couple hours.

Bank employees are entitled to vacation leave that is part of the job. There is not a certain amount of vacation that they have to be given.

You need to contact the rep for your insurance and/or speak with your office manager. Insurance can be specific to individual companies, so really not a good way to answer this for you. So sorry!