1. I’m having a baby. I have to make a choice.
1. Return to work 6 weeks right after my doctor says that I am healthy
enough to work. This way I will not lose any pay or my insurance?
2. Return to work 12 weeks after I give birth. I will lose some pay, but not
the district’s contribution to my health insurance?
3. Take the remainder of the school year as leave. Do I mind not getting
paid and no longer receiving the district’s contribution to my health
insurance?
I need more information about each option before I make
a choice

2. Choice 1
Return to work 6 weeks after I give birth. I will
not lose pay (provided I have sick time), and I
will not lose the district’s contribution to my
health insurance?

3. • You work up until Feb. 6th
• You have a baby on Feb. 9th
• Your doctors certifies that you are
temporarily disabled for the
customary 6 weeks due to a vaginal
birth (8 weeks is customary for C-
section).
• You can use sick days during this
time.
• You will not have to use sick time
for Feb. 23rd – Feb.27th due to
school vacation
• You will use 25 sick days.

4. • You will also use family medical
leave while you are temporarily
disabled
• Because February 23rd – Feb. 27th
is a full week of school vacation,
you will not use family medical
leave for this week.
• You will use 5 weeks of family
medical leave

5. The Recap
• You have use 25 sick
days
• You have taken 5
weeks of family
medical leave

6. Choice 2
Return to work 12 weeks after I give birth. I will
loose some pay, but not the district’s contribution
to my insurance premium?

7. • Starting March 23th,
you are no longer
temporarily disabled.
• If you choose to take
additional leave, you
may not use sick time
• You are still eligible to
use 7 weeks of family
medical leave.

8. • If you remain home with your
infant, you will continue to use
family medical leave.
• You will not use family medical
leave from April 27th to May 1st
due to a full week of school
vacation
• You will not be paid for 35
teaching days.
• Your insurance coverage will not
lapse while you are on family
medical leave
• Starting May 18th you will no
longer be eligible for family
medical leave.

9. Choice 3
Take the remainder of the school year as leave.

10. • If you decide to stay home with
your infant for the remainder of
the school year, the district will
not continue to contribute to your
health care premium.
• The Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act
(COBRA) give right to choose to
continue the district’s health
benefits at your own cost.
No district insurance contribution from this point on