https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 15:45:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505779 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:05:20 +0000 littlek 505779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you have to go on bed rest you will go on STD before birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505731 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:53:20 +0000 LazyLightning 505731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: my understanding (from talking to HR) is that if you have vacation time, your STD time clock will still start running 1 week after birth, you just don't get paid for the STD. So if i have 3 weeks of sick time and 6 of STD, I'd get 1 week of paid sick, then 2 more weeks of paid sick while disability is 'running' but I'm not getting paid for, and THEN, 3 weeks of getting STD pay. I intend to call Aflac to verify this because it seems fishy to me too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505659 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:30:22 +0000 2PeasinaPod 505659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my company, STD ran concurrent with FMLA. Once my STD was up, I had to use any time off that I had accrued concurrently with my FMLA. Lucky for me, I gave birth at the end of September, so I was saving all of my vacation days specifically for my unpaid FMLA time. </p> <p>@LazyLightning: The fact that they are making you use your vacation concurrent with your STD isn't right. I would double check that with your HR department as I was sure that they couldn't let you burn vacation while on disability. FMLA, yes, but not disability. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505635 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:24:26 +0000 Alivoo01 505635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: @brownie: I'd hate to have to use all my leave first since I'm giving birth in August. That means I won't have had enough time to accrue any vacation days for Christmas.</p> <p>@LazyLightning: Seriously?! That sucks and so not right!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505598 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:06:02 +0000 LazyLightning 505598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Concurrent with a 1 week buffer, and you have to burn all your sick and vacay (at least at my company). Sadly, I found that my paid sick/vacay will even run concurrently with my STD, but I won't get 'double paid'. So I'm slowly using it up before baby comes... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505588 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:01:43 +0000 brownie 505588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not a lawyer. I did investigate all of this when I got pregnant. If you have a nice company they may let you do STD and then FMLA. But legally you only get 12 weeks and you can use STD for 6 of them. Also, you are allowed to elect to use your own leave during FMLA if you want to get paid. Your company is also allowed to require you to use all of your leave during FMLA. You should check out the information <a href="http://www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505547 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:43:56 +0000 jetsa 505547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Reading these comments, I think it must be dependent on the company. My handbook says that STD and FMLA will run concurrently and I have to use all of my sick and vacation time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505453 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:08:04 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 505453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't get STD as a teacher, but for FMLA, I can't use any sick leave. : ( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505445 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:03:10 +0000 AprilK 505445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They actually address different things - FMLA protects your job for and essentially says that they have to provide you with "like" employement after you're out for 12 weeks (doesn't have to be concurrent). Doesn't have to be the same job, just a similar job I think. So you can take 6 weeks off full time and then do 12 weeks at half time and that still counts as 12 weeks total. It pretty much allows you to be out for 60 workdays in the course of a 12 month period and not be penalized.</p> <p>STD is insurance that pays (usually a %) of your pay for a certain amount of time that you are out sick or injured or recovering from a procedure (in this case you are recovering from childbirth).</p> <p>That is why these things usually run concurently - they really have two separate goals. FMLA - job protection, STD - pay coverage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505409 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:43:51 +0000 Crisark 505409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: OMG Seriously lol ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505392 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:38:52 +0000 Alivoo01 505392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkinspice: Glad you found this useful also! Maternity leave is so confusing! Why can't we just have 52 PAID weeks off like our neighbors to the North and other countries?? haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505382 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:34:44 +0000 Crisark 505382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonLong: This thread has helped me immensely. I was so confused lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505285 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:02:22 +0000 LemonLong 505285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkinspice: they probably run concurrently-FMLA is for job protection while you are out and to ensure that your health benefits are being maintained by your employer during the time you aren't working. STD is where you actually get paid for your time off. Usually, you only get 6 weeks STD for a normal vaginal birth (if there are other complications you can get more time off) and then you are on unpaid FMLA for the remaining time. </p> <p>I had STD for six weeks at 60% pay, however used my PTO bank to make it 100% pay, then had six weeks unpaid of just the FMLA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505281 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:00:48 +0000 Crisark 505281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No he said concurrent I just don't think it sunk in to what that meant. He said the most I can get through STD is 12 weeks so I'm guessing that would then null the FMLA.<br /> I won't be taking more than 12 weeks total anyway so that's ok with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505277 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:58:34 +0000 futuremama 505277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkinspice: That is most likely the case, but every company is different. Usually, it's 12 weeks total, but most companies only pay STD for 6 or 8 weeks and the remainder is unpaid through FMLA. If you can use both separately though, I'm very jealous of you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505239 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:45:59 +0000 Crisark 505239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I think I was confused as to it worked. I can get up to 12 weeks of paid STD and then FMLA. I wonder if I take the 12 weeks STD if that then nulls any FMLA time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505238 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:45:49 +0000 GrapeCrush 505238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine ran concurrent, 8 weeks STD(c-section) paid and 4 weeks unpaid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505218 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:40:50 +0000 JoJoGirl 505218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkinspice: So you didn't have to take them concurrently? ie you could get 24 weeks if you wanted instead of 12 (ie FMLA and STD run at the same time)? </p> <p>Mine will be concurrent.. 6 weeks of STD @ 60% pay and then another 6 weeks unpaid for a total of 12 for FMLA. I'll have maybe 2 weeks of vacation and sick time saved up by then so I'll probably have to use that up before STD kicks in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505209 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:38:01 +0000 Alivoo01 505209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the input ladies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505128 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:01:20 +0000 mrsjyw 505128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>concurrently as well, 12 weeks total 6 paid by std, 2 paid vaca rolled over from 2012, 4 unpaid </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505085 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:51:10 +0000 wheres_c 505085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Concurrently for me, so 12 weeks total, 4 of which were paid by std (2 week wait period). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505068 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:45:18 +0000 blackbird 505068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on the company--I take 1 week sick leave, then get 6 weeks STD/maternity leave, then 12 weeks FMLA. So, mine is separate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505067 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:44:45 +0000 yoursilverlining 505067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Concurrent with a 1-week wait period for STD to kick in </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505066 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:44:25 +0000 mediagirl 505066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine ran concurrently but every company is different! When I was looking into mine (and asking here) I found some people were able to stretch these out. Lucky dogs!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505064 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:43:36 +0000 autumnlove 505064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They ran concurrently for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505059 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:42:09 +0000 mamabolt 505059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It will be a company policy so talk to your HR. We don't have STD but we are required to use our PTO during FMLA, can't separate them out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505045 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:37:21 +0000 Crisark 505045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine runs concurrently. If dr approved I can get up to 12 weeks STD paid @ 60% and if I choose to I can take an additional 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA.<br /> I only have to use 1 weeks of vaca/sick time during the 'waiting'week before STD kicks in. So at least I'll come back to a couple weeks of vaca/sick time still to use for the year.<br /> I'm in PA if that helps.<br /> However, I am a little unsure if the 12 weeks of FMLA is additional or if it's just another 6 weeks added on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505033 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:32:37 +0000 Adira 505033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me they run concurrently. I'll <i>supposedly</i> be able to use my sick and banked sick time in order to be paid 100% during my six weeks of STD, and then I'll use my vacation to cover the remaining six weeks of FMLA that is normally unpaid.</p> <p>At my company, we have a Leave Manager who manages all FMLA, STD, etc. This is different than our HR department, though the HR department was able to give me the number to call. When I called and told them I was pregnant and looking for FMLA, they automatically added STD to my leave as well.</p> <p>I'll have more information once I actually have the baby and find out how it all really works! Currently all my leaves (FMLA and STD) are "pending" and don't kick in until I actually give birth. I have no idea how it will actually work at that point... hope it's fairly straight-forward! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505015 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:23:40 +0000 Honeybee 505015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You'll need to talk to your HR department to find out their policies. But FMLA and STD typically run concurrently. FMLA is just an administrative policy that says you're entitled to take leave, but it doesn't specificy if that leave has to be paid, unpaid, partially paid, etc... STD doesn't guarantee you the time off; it just pays you if you qualify to take time off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/std-amp-fmla#post-505006 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:21:33 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 505006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They ran concurrently for me. </p> <p>FMLA is only a 12 week unpaid leave. The STD just made sure that I would get up to 6 weeks of paid leave**, after I used all of my accrued paid vacation and sick time. It doesn't extend the length of your leave. </p> <p>Since I had DD in January, I didn't have any vacation accrued, but I had 4 weeks of sick time. After those 4 weeks, the STD kicked in and I received money. </p> <p>**The "6 weeks paid leave" had a 2 week waiting period, so it was really only 4 weeks of pay. </p> <p>I'm not sure how well I'm explaining this, but let me know if you have any more questions - it took me a while to wrap my head around it. </p>