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Last I was there, you couldn't take parental leave your first year. Sad.
I worked for an organization in a salaried position that had a waiting period for getting health benefits at all. And it was itself a healthcare organization. I also remember that you couldn't get FMLA leave before a certain amount of time passed. Which is why I left, because stuff happened shortly after I was hired and they wouldn't bend the rules.
I get that people respond emotionally to these things and just go with "Amazon bad, mothers good", but this policy just seems... obvious?
If it cancelled or reset to zero that would seem harsh and not in line with norms, but a policy of "you vest for each month you work" feels perfectly fair and reasonable to all employees.
Funny, it never occurred to me that you'd get to continue vesting while not working (I have no idea the policies at my current or former employers). I get that people respond emotionally to these things and just go with "Amazon bad, mothers good", but this policy just seems... obvious? If it cancelled or reset to zero that would seem harsh and not in line with norms, but a policy of "you vest for each month you work"…
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I worked for an organization in a salaried position that had a waiting period for getting health benefits at all. And it was itself a healthcare organization. I also remember that you couldn't get FMLA leave before a certain amount of time passed. Which is why I left, because stuff happened shortly after I was hired and they wouldn't bend the rules.
FMLA leave is governed by law. You’re not eligible until 1-year
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I worked for an organization in a salaried position that had a waiting period for getting health benefits at all. And it was itself a healthcare organization. I also remember that you couldn't get FMLA leave before a certain amount of time passed. Which is why I left, because stuff happened shortly after I was hired and they wouldn't bend the rules.
FMLA leave is governed by law. You’re not eligible until 1-year
It's like when you get a privacy disclosure in the mail and it says "you can't limit the sharing of because the law doesn't give you the right".
It's an excuse, not a reason.
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FMLA leave is governed by law. You’re not eligible until 1-year
There's no law that forbids you from giving someone time off without pay within that first year if you want to. It's like when you get a privacy disclosure in the mail and it says "you can't limit the sharing of because the law doesn't give you the right". It's an excuse, not a reason.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no law that forbids you from giving someone time off without pay within that first year if you want to. It's like when you get a privacy disclosure in the mail and it says "you can't limit the sharing of because the law doesn't give you the right". It's an excuse, not a reason.
But you specified they wouldn't give you FMLA leave, not unpaid leave. If that's how you requested it, then they wouldn't be able to give you that, due to FMLA itself.
Funny, it never occurred to me that you'd get to continue vesting while not working (I have no idea the policies at my current or former employers). I get that people respond emotionally to these things and just go with "Amazon bad, mothers good", but this policy just seems... obvious? If it cancelled or reset to zero that would seem harsh and not in line with norms, but a policy of "you vest for each month you work"…
I can see your point, however if vesting is a form of compensation, it seems reasonable that this form of compensation would continue with other forms such as healthcare insurance and salary.
Funny, it never occurred to me that you'd get to continue vesting while not working (I have no idea the policies at my current or former employers). I get that people respond emotionally to these things and just go with "Amazon bad, mothers good", but this policy just seems... obvious? If it cancelled or reset to zero that would seem harsh and not in line with norms, but a policy of "you vest for each month you work"…