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From: regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard)
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Subject: whose watching the kids
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Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 17:29:52 EDT
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Ross Greenberg
>>"disability". This was changed, and now maternity leave is a benefit.
>>Certainly pregancy is not a disability, but the benefit of
>>maternity leave comes with a certain cost.

Moira Mallison
>Is this really true?  As I posted before, there is no "maternity
>leave" as such here at Tek.  There is a short term *disability*
>available for a period of about six weeks;  it is under the same
>terms as elective surgery: the woman is expected to return to
>work when the physician certifies that she is physically capable.

>Is this significantly different from other large corporations?

At the company I work for, "maternity leave" is treated as any other
"disability leave".  Short term, up to 6 weeks, the doctor must verify your
availability to return to work, and your job must be held for that period.
You don't automatically get 6 weeks -- that's the max. If your doctor says
o.k., you can be back on the job the day after.  It is not a "benefit".
If you suffer severe health problems from child-birth, you may end up
on extended disability, similar to suffering an extensive disability as
a result of injury/illness.  I don't believe the company is obliged to
hold your job.  Personal leave is also available (as Moira noted), but
it's terms are the same for men or women -- unpaid, and they don't have to
hold your job, though they typically agree to for a 2 month period.

This may differ state to state.

Adrienne Regard