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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Paid FMLA for feds would also have covered other caregiving--everyone who needs time off to care for a parent, or a very sick child, for example. So overall this is a pretty limited and sort of discriminatory "benefit"[/quote]

There is an emergency leave bank.  Not to mention, sick and annual leave can be used.  I’ve actually met a Fed who needed leave to take off to care for a parent or sick kid and couldn’t cover it.  Maternity has been a different story. [/quote]

There are also STD and LTD policies. [/quote]

Yep we can use the leave bank for sick family or emergencies but not maternity. The head of HR is a close friend of mine and she said the biggest reason it can’t be used for maternity is that the leave bank would be completely out of leave too fast. She said very few people had enough leave to cover maternity[/quote]
Correct. Leave bank is for medical emergencies. You can only use it during maternity if it's to cover a medical event - say you have a complication from the birth and you need follow up surgery. OB has to sign paperwork and give specific info on the medical issue and procedure.[/quote]

Incorrect- there is no across the board policy and it varies by agency. Many will let you use leave bank for at least the first 6-8 weeks for a standard birth if you don’t have enough leave to cover it and some will allow more than that.[/quote]

At my agency you can request leave from the leave bank to cover the portion of your leave that would fall under sick leave (the first 6 or 8 weeks depending on the birth). However, you have to exhaust all of your accrued annual and sick leave before using the leave bank, and many fed moms have enough accrued leave to cover the first 6/8 weeks. Also, at my agency there is a strong norm that the leave bank should be used for medical conditions that are not related to pregnancy.[/quote]

As it should be.  When I donated leave it was for seriously ill people or for someone with a seriously ill spouse or child but definitely not for maternity leave.[/quote]

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