https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 20:33:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fmla-question-1#post-1984543 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 05:59:18 +0000 babybean404 1984543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try googling the district's benefits manual. Or call HR for the district you're thinking of going to and ask (don't give your name). I work for a school district and my impression is that our maternity leave policies are a bit better than FMLA so the FMLA rules may not apply. Granted there is still no pay associated with leave!</p> <p>Make sure to sign up for short term disability and for the hospital stay supplemental insurance if they have it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fmla-question-1#post-1983437 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:32:31 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1983437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Typically you need to be with your employer for 12 months before becoming eligible for FMLA (actually taking the leave), so if you start in July 2015 you're covered starting July 2016. As you mentioned, you probably want to build in a little bit more of a buffer than that just in case of early delivery or bed rest. However, FMLA can vary quite a bit among states and employers (both in your favor and against), so if there is any way you can broach this with HR, that's how you'll get the best information. You could try requesting a basic employee handbook, which often includes leave policies. Or possibly ask a fellow teacher who has taken leave in the past you may be able to confide in? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fmla-question-1#post-1983435 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:29:31 +0000 LindsayInNY 1983435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's based on date of birth compared to how long you've been working there. Not date of conception. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fmla-question-1#post-1983433 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:26:37 +0000 travellingbee 1983433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes you could get leave 12 months after you start. So July 2016. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fmla-question-1#post-1983430 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:22:12 +0000 Anya 1983430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You only need to wait 3 months after starting a new job. You don't file the claim until you actually leave work, so July 2016 would be ok.</p> <p>Eta: but you're right about needing the unexpected sometimes, so you might be comfortable giving your self more of a buffer. But you don't need to wait 12 months before TTC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fmla-question-1#post-1983425 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:06:46 +0000 DesertDreams88 1983425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all! I have a detailed questions about FMLA that I just can't go to my HR office with, because then they'll know I'm thinking of leaving. </p> <p>MY BACKGROUND:<br /> Currently, I am a teacher. I dislike my current school district and if I'm not pregnant by late March/early April when they ask us to sign our contract, I don't know if I will. If I don't sign, it's a resignation. If I do sign it and then quit / renege on the contract (even before the new school year), they will fine me $2000 unless they have someone immediately to take my place. If I try to move to a different district, my contract wouldn't start until sometime in July 2015.</p> <p>I know you have to be working for an employer for 12 months before you are eligible for FMLA. So I'm just confused as to how long we would have to wait to try to conceive, so that I could take FMLA.</p> <p>THE MAIN QUESTION:<br /> Say I leave my district and get a new job, with a contract starting in July 2015. If I were to get pregnant in October, I wouldn't be due until July 2016. Would I be eligible to take FMLA then? OR, do you have to work for the employer for 12 months BEFORE getting pregnant / filing a claim?</p> <p>Now, of course, I know none of this can be planned really. I also realize that sometimes women need to take FMLA before delivering due to bed rest, etc. I'm just trying to figure out how changing employers would impact my FMLA eligibility, etc.</p> <p>Any help or insight would be appreciated! </p>