NYC DOE Childcare leave

Is it true that you lose your health insurance as soon as you go on leave?

Re: NYC DOE Childcare leave

I lost my DOE health insurance once my 12 weeks of FMLA were up, which ran concurrently with my 8 weeks of Maternity Leave (c-section). The UFT also gives you 4 additional months of prescription and vision/dental benefits if you sign up for Child Care Coverage.

From Maternity and Child Care Leave

In a routine pregnancy, your health benefits continue until your baby is six weeks old or until you have been on leave for 12 weeks. If you have used up your 12 weeks of health benefits under FMLA and want to stay home with the baby longer than the recuperation period — and you are not otherwise ill — you must apply for an extension of your unpaid child care leave (without health benefits).

Re: NYC DOE Childcare leave

Generally you lose it once FMLA runs out. So it's 12 weeks from your last day of work. (If you take any time off before the baby is born, they dock those days ). You only get paid for the first 6 weeks off (8 if you have a C) IF you have the sick days to cover that time. You can borrow days, but then you go back to work owing the DOE. Blech.

Bless the DOE.

edited for spelling.

Message edited 4/4/2012 7:42:14 PM.