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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unethical? whatever, it is legal and she should take it.

For most people, the "leave" isn't much money anyway, it's time off while they care for an infant and their body recovers from childbirth.

If you just get FMLA, you get short term disability (which you've paid into and honestly earned) and then you get 6 weeks of additional unpaid leave.  MAYBE the company pays their portion of the benefits for you but mine did not.

If you have even the slightest inkling that you may want to go back to work, I would take the leave that you've earned after working for at least 1 year for a company.[/quote]

Seriously. Leave in the U.S. is hardly a princely sum. I got 2/3 of my salary for 6 weeks. And yes, I returned to work after, though part time. I worked 3 days/week for three years, which I felt was the ideal balance of staying in the game while serving as my child's primary caregiver the majority of the time. Not everyone has that option, but it's great if you do.[/quote]

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