We’re setting the bar low…
It depends on what you consider successful, but setting the bar pretty low I’d say a successful parental leave would be taking time off when you welcome a baby into your family, getting paid, keeping your health insurance, and not getting fired or demoted. Like I said, we’re setting the bar low here, but to have a parental leave that looks like that you’re going to need:
1. Pay
2. Job protection
Pay is pretty clear. You want to get paid when you are taking time off to have your baby, recover and bond. There are three general ways you can get paid during parental leave: through your state, through your employer, or through a private short-term disability policy.
Job protection is a bit more complicated. Job protection provides you time off (unpaid!) and you can get fired, demoted or discriminated against, and your employer must continue any health benefits you have prior to leave. FMLA is the federal law that provides job protection to new parents and it offers 12 weeks of leave, but only about half of Americans qualify. Many states also offer job protection, and provide better protections than FMLA.
So, when you’re planning out your parental leave find out not only how you can get paid while you’re on leave, but also how you can protect your job. Getting paid, but getting fired would not be good. And neither would not getting fired, but not being able to afford to take time off.
Do your research.
Advocate for yourself.
Ask for what you want.
If you need support navigating paid parental leave or job protection during parental leave book a consulting call with me! I’ll walk you through all your options and how they fit together so you can have that successful parental leave you deserve.
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