Message #2044

[ssc1208]

OK, to clarify, yes, when you go on FMLA or maternity leave, you're paid under the short term disability program. Here's what the policy says,



"In general, the 12-week leave period is noncompensated time; however, a portion may be paid, depending on your circumstances. For example, in the case of maternity leave, six or eight weeks following the birth of a child is considered disability and would be compensated according to the disability coverage you have available under the salary continuation plan"



"You start accruing salary continuation (or illness) days on the day you begin working at <<firm name here>>. You accrue two and one-half days per quarter (or ten days per year). [these are sick days]



Accrued salary continuation will be paid at 100% pay during a disability. If you are still disabled when your salary continuation pay is exhausted, paid time  off accruals may be used to supplement salary continuation payments. (You continue to accrue salary continuation days, as well as paid time off days during a disability leave.)"



OK, so that means you use your sick time, however much you have, until it runs out.



"For any disability that extends beyond ten consecutive working days, 60% of pay replacement will be available for up to an additional 30 working days, as long as you are continuously disabled. These 60% pay replacement days begin after your accrued 100% pay replacement days are depleted, or after ten consecutive working days, whichever is later."



Which means that after you've used up all your sick time, you can get paid at 60% for up to 30 days. At some point, I know that you can use vacation or personal time to supplement your time off. And if you're "exempt" (salaried), or "nonexempt" (hourly) and have been here more than five years, you get more, as I understand it. Oy! So much more than I ever wanted to know about this!!! I think I have it all right. As a side note, we also have "Mother's Rooms" for associates that want to breast-feed and need to take care of lactation needs during the work day.



And to answer the question, yes, we do have openings.   Let me know if you're interested. (grins at self b/c she gets a $1,500 referral bonus and could win a trip to the Bahamas) LOL