Working During Pregnancy, Managing Stress and All Those Similar Concerns

[Paheli00]

Re: Working During Pregnancy, Managing Stress and All Those Similar Concerns

@rabia3983

It you are in the US thn FMLA will cover you during your pregnancy and for the days that you are extra tried, you can take off early. Your employer cannot legally hold that against you.

Just wanted to add that FMLA is much more complicated than this and anyone planning to use it should make sure they know all the requirements of this (read about it in the Dept. of Labor site). An employer is obligated to give FMLA only when the employee meets all the requirements (including reasonable notice for foreseeable conditions…and one could argue being “tired” when a woman shows she’s pregnant is foreseeable). Also, everyone needs to keep in mind that FMLA is UNPAID. And many employers also require that you use up all your vacation/sick time before you can use FMLA, and you must be an employee at that place for at least a year. I have a friend who got pregnant and baby was born literally 2 days before her 1 year anniversary at her job. She’s currently looking for a job (baby almost 6 months old).