Hi all! About a year ago I started a new job that I really love. It's for a non-profit with great benefits and a great staff. However, I've just found out I'm pregnant with number 2, and while looking through the employee handbook I was shocked to see the crappy maternity leave option. It says that "Full-Time Employees are eligible to take up to six (6) weeks of unpaid time off following the birth or placement (in the case of adoption) of their child. Best efforts will be made to ensure that an Employee will return to the same or an equivalent position at the end of Maternity/Paternity Leave; however, we do not guarantee that an Employee will return to the same or an equivalent position at the end of Maternity/Paternity Leave."
Is this normal? Legally, don't I have the right to 12 weeks (unpaid) under FMLA? My last job at least offered 6 weeks paid and anything after that was 2/3 paid under short term disability. I'm so incredibly bummed that I may have to spend the next few months looking for another job... I really don't want to leave but how on earth can I afford this? I'd love to hear your experiences before I go talk to my boss. Thanks, all!
Edit: I'm in Colorado.
Is this normal? Legally, don't I have the right to 12 weeks (unpaid) under FMLA? My last job at least offered 6 weeks paid and anything after that was 2/3 paid under short term disability. I'm so incredibly bummed that I may have to spend the next few months looking for another job... I really don't want to leave but how on earth can I afford this? I'd love to hear your experiences before I go talk to my boss. Thanks, all!
Edit: I'm in Colorado.