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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- I do qualify for DC paid family leave. HR confirmed that no problem and beforehand I emailed the PFL office and this was their response:

“ As long as you have earned at least one quarter of wages from a covered employer prior to quarter in which your birth occurred you would be eligible to apply. Your prior employment wages can apply to your benefit calculation if you earned those wages during the base period of a claim. The base period for all PFL claims is the 5 quarters prior to the quarter in which a qualifying event occurs. The base period has been temporarily expanded to 10 quarters for all claims filed between 10/1/21-7/25/22.”

So I’d definitely get 8 weeks partially paid (though not job protected, I know).

I’ll definitely try to get in touch with the DC FMLA office and an employment lawyer before following up with HR. [/quote]

The DC FMLA website is pretty clear you have no protected right to leave. So at that point your employer policies stand. What is their leave policy besides FMLA? What does your boss say (because ultimately he or she would be the one to fire you of you take more leave than they wish)?[/quote]

+1.  I personally have never been very worried about how much "protected" leave I have.  If you are doing something within the normal standards of your company, I'd just take a chance. (I mean, what are your other choices anyway?)  I would assume the job protection aspect isn't there, so just calculate your leave duration to be consistant with what others get.  So, 16 weeks?  It might be risky to go to 19 weeks.  Or not, if you have a great boss.[/quote]

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