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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP after reading the last few of your posts, I'm wondering if you really understand the amount of time off you accrue.  [b]If you've worked at your company for about 10 months by the end of July and you have enough action leave to take the entire 22 working days of August off, that means you get more than one day of leave for every two week pay period in your first year on the job.  I have never in my life heard of such generous benefits. [/b] That leads me to believe you calculated wrong and the real problem is that you will stop working and run out of leave before the baby comes, which makes you in eligible for insurance absent a COBRA election and payment.

And as to HR rescinding your vacation, yes, they can legally do it.

BTW, I am in employment lawyer with a specialty in health insurance, if that matters.[/quote]

OP here.  Yes, you are correct.  Each pay period I receive just over a day of leave.  It's a lot, but it's true.  The numbers are correct because I've met with HR three times including twice in the last two weeks.  I've also met with my manger several times regarding my leave because they were trying to stretch it out so I could be eligible for FMLA.  I'm not making these numbers up.  As I said before I met with HR in May and they calculated that I could take all of August off.  If I included my sick leave I could take all of August and half of September off.  I know the numbers are crazy and my husband can't believe it either.  People at my work take off for weeks at a time on vacation.  In fact one women too four months off before giving birth.  Yes, that's four months early.  So, as odd as it is I have the days.

Anyway, I've been discussing the situation with my family and I've decided to resign now.  Since HR and management knows I have to resign regardless I may as well resign now and get paid for my accumulated leave (which is a lot by the way - a lot!).  I'll sign up for COBRA (which HR told me yesterday they would do).  This way I get August off as planned and I don't have to worry about insurance as I'll have COBRA for the next few months.  My husband already has other insurance set up for after the baby is born.

Thanks for all the input, even though some were a bit mean and really unnecessary.  I think some of you work in tough environments I guess. [b] I have never seen a pregnant woman work until she was due - never. [/b] And I've known at least 7-8 women who have given birth in the last two years.  And I could never see myself being mad at a person who was expecting a baby to taking leave.  I mean, they are pregnant.  You would expect them to take leave.  All the replies about you would resent them, that's just mean and ill will from you.  Sorry, but you people need to be nicer stop being so selfish.  A mother has a right to put her family and baby before her co-workers.

Again, thanks all for the responses.

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this is the exact opposite of my experience. everyone I have worked with has worked right up until the end unless they had a high-risk pregnancy. pregnancy is not a disability.  for a normal office job, it's really the first trimester that's the worst b/c of the morning sickness.[/quote]

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