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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeesh.  Maybe I will get totally flamed for this, and I’m sorry that this is how my mind works, but what verification is needed in order to take the lead? I’m not really aware of any. It’s not like you have to provide a birth certificate or some thing.  Your wife will probably be discharged from the hospital on one October. I mean, can you just tell your supervisor that that’s when the kid was born?[/quote]

Yes, of course you have to provide a birth certificate you idiot.[/quote]

I'd actually be surprised if that's true, since the paperwork involved is front-loaded before the birth of the child.  Now, I'm *absolutely* not suggesting that the OP lie.  That's a terrible idea.  The workplace certainly could demand documentation, and if they catch you in a lie, it's absolutely a fireable offense.

OP- you're definitely in a really unfortunate situation.  I think there were bound to be people in this situation no matter what, but it's got to be tough that you ended up with the short straw.

You should definitely look into getting donated sick leave *to care for your wife* after delivery.  The OPM guidance instructs agencies to be rather liberal in their interpretation of the family-friend sick leave policies to grant parents several weeks during which they can use sick leave, not just annual leave.  You could also try to get some donated leave.  A lot of people at my agency are likely to have a ton of use-or-lose at the end of the year, so there might be a lot of people out there willing to donate leave.[/quote]

Yea. You have no idea what you’re talking about. I needed a birth certificate and a letter from my OB.  [/quote]

To do what?  The parental leave policy isn't in place yet, so you obviously didn't provide a birth certificate for that.

To take sick leave after the birth of my kid, I needed to give the benefits specialist a birth certificate to get him on insurance, but that was it.  No documentation was needed for the timekeeper/managers.[/quote]

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