Holding Job Position

This question is for anyone who receives paid or non paid leave.

Is anyone worried about their positions not being held if you request a longer maternity leave?

My job currently does not offer paid maternity leave and does not employ more then 25 employees within this location (even tho, they employ over 1,000 nationwide) so, I'm looking at my 2 weeks vacation and one week STD for every year that I've been employed which is 4. 6 weeks is not enough time.
I can afford to take more unpaid but, I'm wondering if my job will even hold my position?

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i am almost 100% that by law, if you have been employed for more than 1 year in your current position, you are entitled by FMLA for up to 12 weeks maternity leave. all, part or none of it can be paid, depending on the company policy, but they cannot terminate or change your position if you return by 12 weeks. hth!

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Here are the FMLA Basics:

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is administered by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The FMLA provides a means for employees to balance their work and family responsibilities by taking unpaid leave for certain reasons. The Act is intended to promote the stability and economic security of families as well as the nation's interest in preserving the integrity of families.

The FMLA applies to any employer in the private sector who engages in commerce, or in any industry or activity affecting commerce, and who has 50 or more employees each working day during at least 20 calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.

The law also covers all public agencies (state and local governments) and local education agencies (schools, whether public or private). These employers do not need to meet the "50 employee" test. Title II of FMLA covers most federal employees, who are subject to regulations(http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/HTML/fmlafac2.asp) issued by the Office of Personnel Management.

To be eligible for FMLA leave, an individual must meet the following criteria:

Be employed by a covered employer and work at a worksite within 75 miles of which that employer employs at least 50 people;
Have worked at least 12 months (which do not have to be consecutive) for the employer; and
Have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12 months immediately before the date FMLA leave begins.
An employer need not count employment prior to a break in service of seven years or more unless there was a written agreement between the employer and employee (including a collective bargaining agreement) to rehire the employee, or the break in service was due to fulfillment of military service in the National Guard or Reserves.

Here is the Department of Labor Website: Department of Labor

If anyone has any FMLA questions please feel free to FM me I did FMLA exclusively for the company I work for.

Message edited 9/22/2011 6:18:01 PM.