Equality.....yeah right

[mina'smomma]

They don't call them "BOSS" for nothing. That sucks. Can't you take
a vacation at a different time?

Not really because by the time the baby gets here he'll be taking off for hunting season and then I'll be on maternity leave for about eight weeks and to take it before the baby gets here will be too miserable for us. I would have roughly a three month time spand between maternity and my anniversary date to take 18 days and it happens to fall during our busiest time of year.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Not really because by the time the baby gets here he'll be taking off for hunting season and then I'll be on maternity leave for about eight weeks

8 weeks!!!! We get 9 months here

[Edwina's Secretary]

8 weeks!!!! We get 9 months here

This is one of the shames of the US system. We get NO maternity leave by law unless the employer has at least 50 employees within a 50 mile area and even then it is only 12 weeks. And there is NO requirement that it be paid leave.

Believe it or not....MM's employer may be providing MORE benefits than the law requires!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

This is one of the shames of the US system. We get NO maternity leave by law unless the employer has at least 50 employees within a 50 mile area and even then it is only 12 weeks. And there is NO requirement that it be paid leave.

Believe it or not....MM's employer may be providing MORE benefits than the law requires!

Can't think why kids are getting out of hand can you???

[Cataholic]

I wanted to echo ES's comments. While MM might not be happy with what she is getting, it is a far cry more than what I got: none.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

I wanted to echo ES's comments. While MM might not be happy with what she is getting, it is a far cry more than what I got: none.

Really??? How on earth did you cope?

[JenBKR]

I wanted to echo ES's comments. While MM might not be happy with what she is getting, it is a far cry more than what I got: none.

Your kidding? Wow I won't complain about mine anymore then - Did you at least get a couple days off?

[lbaker]

When I first became preggers I was waitressing and was told that as soon as I started to "show" I would have to stop work (unpaid of course). Might make the male customers "uneasy" you know Of course this was back in the dark ages after all. At least SOME things have improved ~

[Cataholic]

Maybe I wasn't clear- I had NO paid time off, and since I wasn't working, my health insurance coverage was in jeopardy. I took 8 weeks 'off'.

[JenBKR]

Originally Posted by mina'smomma
Not really because by the time the baby gets here he'll be taking off for hunting season and then I'll be on maternity leave for about eight weeks

I feel your pain. I get three months, but it's unpaid of course. I am trying to save some of my vacation days, and saving some money. Would have been nice if I could have moved to another country just to get paid time off!