Maternity Leave

Income protection

Voluntary Disability Insurance (VDI) for California residents or Short-Term Disability outside California.

Voluntary Disability Insurance (VDI) for California residents or Short-Term Disability outside California.

Paid Family Leave-Bonding

None

Length of time allowed

Typically begins 1-4 weeks before expected delivery date

Typically 6-8 weeks after delivery date (based on delivery type and doctor certification)

May be up to 8 weeks 

May be taken intermittently

May use up to one year after birth of child

May be up to 4 weeks after FTD Leave

Documentation

Doctor Statement

Doctor Statement

Bonding Certificate

N/A

Hours that can be used
(accrued time)

Use sick, PTO, floating holiday, vacation hours to augment insurance benefit

Use sick, PTO, floating holiday, vacation hours to augment insurance benefit

Benefits-eligible employees on leave for bonding receive 100% of base pay without using accruals for the first 6 weeks and may use accrued PTO, floating holiday and vacation hours during weeks 7-8 to augment insurance benefit.

Non-benefits-eligible employees may use accrued PTO, floating holiday and vacation hours to augment insurance benefit.

May use only PTO, floating holiday and vacation hours

No disability benefit or salary supplement during this period

Job protection

Protected under Calif. Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL), up to four months

Protected under CFRA (Calif. version of FMLA) and/or FMLA. If eligible, 12 weeks beginning first day after PDL ends

Protected under Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). If eligible, 12 weeks beginning on first day of leave.