Hey all,
Looking for some guidance on Maternity leave benefits as a part time kaiser norcal employee who does not have enough hours to qualify for FMLA. Been with kaiser for a little over a yr, but wont qualify for FMLA- baby is due late July.
I called the national HR service center and they basically said i get 4 weeks prior to delivery and 6-8 weeks after depending on if i have a VG birth or C-section. They also mentioned i can get 124 days (up to 3 months) if i have a MD note d/t any complications... but apparently those 124 days run concurrently with the 4 weeks prior and 6 weeks after?? which made no sense to me. I was also told that once i am done with the 6 weeks leave and decide i want to extend using disability leave, i would need to make sure i have enough hours to cover my health insurance cost because once my sick time/vacation hours are all used up (which i don't have many of) then i go on unpaid status and basically lose my health insurance and the rest of my benefits from work. Which honestly seems CRAZYY cuz how do we lose our health insurance while out on a disability leave.
Can someone please help! i can not fathom the thought of leaving my child at 6 weeks but i cant afford to lose my families health insurance... is their any way to keep my health insurance and have my leave extended so i can spend some more time with the baby that is coming.