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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found out I was pregnant the same day I was offered a position. Worked 5 months and then out 19 weeks on leave (going back to work in 2 days). Was not eligible for Fmla or dcfmla but was eligible for dc paid leave and my workplace 12 week paid leave. So I basically did short term disability for 6 weeks and then  got paid from dc and my job. My leave wasn’t job protected but I don’t think it wouldn’t looked good for them to let go a pregnant woman…not quite good PR wise….I basically got paid for 18 weeks after only working 5 months[/quote]

Thanks, this is helpful! So you do qualify for DC paid leave even if you haven't been working somewhere a year? That's one thing I've been trying to figure out.[/quote]
It looks like you just need to have had wages reported for you (and the associated tax) from your employer for 1 year prior to taking leave. The link below doesn’t say it has to be the same employer.

How long have you been unemployed?

https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/workers/[/quote]

My last employer wasn't in DC. [/quote]
Did you perform your work in DC? My employer is based on VA for this area, but our employees that perform work in DC are covered by DC paid family leave. [/quote]
I did. But my last employer provided a pretty generous paid parental leave, which I used, so I didn’t need to dip into DC paid leave and thus don’t know the details. [b]Interestingly, DH works from home (in DC) but his employer isn’t in the district, and he was told by DC that he couldn’t get DC paid leave benefits.[/b][/quote]
That might be because your husband’s employer is not paying DC SUI on him, which in DC is the common rule for determining if someone has PFL wages and taxes reported on him. It’s a common mistake for employers to not pay DC SUI. DC requires employers to pay SUI and PFL taxes based on where the employee is working. So if it’s remotely in DC or for a customer based in DC, but the employer is based elsewhere, it doesn’t matter. DC expects to be paid for that worker.

Since you worked in DC you should have had wages and taxes reported for you for PFL. Your eligibility clock is one year of wages for DC-based work based on the date you would start taking leave. Not sure how they would handle your gap in employment if they can verify wages on the exact 1 year anniversary. I don’t know how precise they are to make sure you worked in DC that entire year or if it really is just based on the one year anniversary.  [/quote]

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