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megums1211
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So Excited! And Confused Too...
Posted: 10-30-06 14:02pm
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It's official now, I only have one month
to go! Yay!!! I am getting so
excited I can hardly find enough to do to
pass the time quickly enough... My
hubby is working for the salvation army
for christmas so i'm so lonely...
Question: my lamaze instructor said that I
should take at least 6 weeks off before I
return to work when brianne is born. I
have an office job, and brianne is going
to come to the office with me. I only
work with 3 other people. There's just
me, the office manager, and the
maintenance supervisor and sometimes a
volunteer receptionist. My job
consists of a whole lot of nothing. We
rent our gym facilities, so when there is
someone using the gym, I stay to monitor.
On tuesday nights, I have church for
the kids, and wednesdays I have a supper
for the neighborhood kids (i work for the
salvation army). Other than that, I
sit in the office all day trying to keep
busy. I have 3 weeks paid sick days so
far approved, but I don't think my boss
wants to give me 3 extra weeks off paid or
unpaid. What do I do? Do I realy
need 6 weeks off if brianne is going to go
to work with me anyways. She would be
with me all day. I have my own office.
Any advice?
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 10-30-06 14:51pm
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Have you been at your job long enough to
get flma???? If not the normal recovery
period is 6 weeks for a normal delivery
and 8 weeks for a section. I think that
you boss dosesn't really have much of a
choice to give you the time off paid or
unpaid. You will find out that returning
back to work, bringing you small infant
with you will not be easy as you think.
A baby is still really small at 3 weeks
old and needs a lot of attention. I am
not too sure if it will be easy for you to
rtw at that time. But you will have to
see everyone is different.
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Posted: 10-30-06 15:28pm
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I have been working here for 1 year and 8
months. I know it isn't going to be easy
to bring her here, I just think that i'm
going to have a hard time getting time
off. I want to take at least 6 weeks off
but I don't know how to go about getting
that much time. Is everyone entitled to
6 weeks off? (8 for a c-sec)? How do I
know if I am entitled to it? My boss is
giving me the run-around. Do I just tell
them when i'll be returning? Or do I need
a doctor's excuse? Will my doctor give me
an excuse for that much time off?
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megums1211
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Posted: 10-30-06 15:32pm
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That last post was me. I forgot to sign
in 
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 10-30-06 15:33pm
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wrote: | | or do I need a doctor's
excuse? Will my doctor give me an excuse
for that much time
off? |
every doctor knows the normal recovery
period is at leas 6 weeks. If you ask
your doctor to give you an excuse for your
time off he will automaticly write you out
for 6 weeks. You shouldn't have a
problem there. I work in insurance and
every pregnancy iis given 6-8 weeks off no
less than that.
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megums1211
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Posted: 10-30-06 15:40pm
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so do I just tell
my boss that i'm taking 3 weeks paid and 3
weeks unpaid? I'm not sure what to say
to him b/c last time I tried to talk to
him about it, he said "why do you need 6
weeks off? You don't need 6 weeks." he
can be a real prick 
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 10-30-06 15:56pm
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I would have your doctor write you out
prior to your .E.D.D and let him tell your
boss that you will need the time off. If
he isn't happy with that you can call the
labor board. And go from there.
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megums1211
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Posted: 10-30-06 16:04pm
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What's the labor board? I'm new to this
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Posted: 10-30-06 16:21pm
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You should take the 6 weeks off to just
enjoy some tiome with your baby. That is
quality time that you can't get back cause
when you're working you will get
distracted and have stress on your head.
Damn if I was entitled to it i'd take it!
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Posted: 10-30-06 16:23pm
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Only one more month, it does not seem like
it, time goes by too fast! The labor
board is where to go if you have any big
troubles in your job for example if they
were showing discrimination. If you took
a note from your dr saying that you had to
take 6 weeks off maternity leave(mainly to
get your body back in shape after having
your baby) your boss cannot fire you, if
he/she did then you could go to the labor
board and get your job back. I think you
should take the 6 weeks off but it is your
choice but I would talk to your dr about
it.
Good luck!
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megums1211
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Posted: 10-30-06 16:41pm
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I definately want to take the 6 weeks
off... I don't even want to go back to
work... Hubby is trying to find a job,
but he's still getting his buisness degree
til spring. He is taking all online
courses though, so he can do his work at
will ( on his own time). He's trying to
get a job with the bank the my brother
works at. They are hiring for loan
counseling. If he gets the job, then i'm
not going back to work. If he doesn't,
then i'll have to work temporarily until
he's done with school in a few months...
I go to the doc on the 9th. I'll ask him
for an excuse then
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Posted: 10-30-06 17:22pm
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You will be surprise how much energy it
takes to have a baby. You will most
likely need the six to eight weeks off due
to delivery and getting used to a new
little person. Enjoy the time off, you
will find work is still there after your
six weeks and you will be much more
comfortable dealing with it then.
J
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megums1211
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Posted: 10-30-06 18:29pm
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I'm not questioning whether I want 6 weeks
off or not, I am concerned at how I can
get it. Of course I want 6 weeks, but my
boss doesn't really care what others want.
If he doesn't see a reason for me to be
off that long, then I don't get it off. I
was wondering about my rights for
maternity leave here in the states and how
I go about enforcing my rights. I would
never go back to work if I didn't have to.
I hate having a job. I would much rather
be at home. But, my hubby is getting his
business degree, so I have to work until
he graduates. Fortunately though, when I
do return to work, my baby girl comes with
me. I work 30 hours a week, but I work in
a private office so the office manager
said baby brianne can be in there with me.
I posted this topic to get advice on how
to deal with my boss. I don't need
convinced to spend time with my baby. She
means more than anything to me, and I
would never leave her if I didn't have to.
I just don't know how to let my boss know
what i'm entitled to. Every time I ask
about maternity leave, he ignores me or
says something like, "it'll get taken care
of".
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Posted: 10-30-06 18:37pm
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I work in louisiana. I didn't read all
of the other posts, so maybe this was
mentioned. If you've been working there
for a certain amount of time. I'm not
sure how long, you're entitled to 12 weeks
of unpaid time off according to the family
medical leave act. I'd look into it if
he doesn't let. He has to let or you
could take action.
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megums1211
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Posted: 10-30-06 18:44pm
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Yeah, I think that i'm going to check into
that. How can I prove to him that it's
the law? He'll want proof...
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megums1211
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Posted: 10-30-06 19:01pm
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When should I start the leave?
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Posted: 10-30-06 19:02pm
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I think it's one of those worker's rights
things that is supposed to be posted in
plain view. We have ours displayed in our
break room. Of course, you could just
.Google it and print it out for him, if
he's being an ass about it.
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megums1211
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megums1211
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Posted: 10-30-06 19:12pm
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Thanks when should I start
my maternity leave?
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