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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Second PP is wrong. DC FMLA is 32 weeks total, but split into 16 weeks medical and 16 weeks family care. Most people will only qualify for 6-8 weeks of medical leave (vaginal birth- c-section), so DC FMLA is typically 22-24 weeks. None of this relates to pay. This is the leave allowed for which your position, or a similar one, will be held. Whether you're paid or not has to do with the policies of your employer. THIS is correct. DC allows up to 16 weeks of medical leave (but for vaginal is 6 and c-section is 8) and another 16 for family bonding. Whether or not you have disability or not, or are paid or not, or use vacation/sick does not matter. Feds follow FMLA, not DCFMLA. Even if your HR says otherwise you can fight for this. My HR person told me he was certain it was 16 weeks. There is no such thing as 16 weeks in either law. Either your company follows FMLA that gives 12 weeks or DCMLA that gives the up to 16 + 16. I am not an employment lawyer but had to use an employment lawyer to get this benefit. If your employer is denying you this benefit you can contact the Office of Human Rights: http://ohr.dc.gov/ Or you can speak to an employment attorney here: http://www.firstshift.org/ They have a monthly class at the breastfeeding center as well. +1 [/quote][/quote]
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