Perhaps you haven’t heard about it but the state of California pays employees for up to six weeks of family leave to care for a sick family member or to bond with a new baby. The Paid Family Leave Law was originally passed in 2002 and took effect on July 1, 2004. But according to ...
Living in the United States, a country that doesn’t seem to be up to par in comparison with many European nations when it comes to providing assistance for new mothers, can make going on maternity leave hard enough without the added pressure of living during these tough economic times. I am currently 23 weeks pregnant ...
Congratulations! You’re pregnant, and in nine months, you’ll bring a bundle of joy into the world. But what if you only work part-time? Do you still get benefits? This is something that pregnant women everywhere struggle with when the time comes to have a baby. They only work twenty or thirty hours each week, and ...
It’s back to reality. Time to go back to work. Leaving home after numerous weeks of maternity leave can be a daunting task. No more sweats until noon and snacking whenever you want. No more daytime TV and doing your Pilates DVD while the kids nap. No more naps with your baby on the couch ...
Should you look for another job while you are pregnant? Or search for a different career during pregnancy? Job searching and career changing is not for everyone during pregnancy. Being pregnant poses some obvious problems and pitfalls to job searches. Here are some factors to consider if you are contemplating a work change while you ...
Mixing your personal and professional lives is not always an attractive option. However, pregnancy is not something you can effectively hide, and it’s important for your boss and colleagues to prepare for your absence. While you don’t have to pick up the phone as soon as your pregnancy test shows a positive, you will have ...
We recently had our second baby. But we didn’t go into the situation lightly. Even though we’d been successful with our first child, we had a number of conversations and concerns to go along with the planning for our second. In my opinion, having a child is never something to be taken lightly…especially for the ...
