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Guess What, Boss?
Telling Work You're Expecting
By Katherine Bontrager
Among the things DeBroff says you should know:
- Whether you can use your accumulated vacation, sick and personal days toward a longer paid leave.
- The extent to which disability benefits will cover your maternity leave.
- How disability payments work, so you can plan financially if payments will be delayed by several weeks due to processing.
- The impact of your leave on bonuses or commissions.
- At what point your benefits end if you take a longer leave.
- The impact on your seniority if you take a leave.
- How leave will affect your eligibility for a promotion or raise or the date on which your next performance review takes place.
When it comes to unpaid leave, find out:
- Whether you must use up vacation or sick days first.
- How long your job will be held open for you.
- Whether you will return to the same job.
"Call your insurance provider to understand in more detail what medical benefits would be available to you during a maternity leave and how to add your baby onto your health plan," says DeBroff. "Then, discreetly find out as much as you can about what other parents in your company, as well as similarly situated friends, have been able to negotiate. Ask for specific details, including length of leave, benefits received and any negative consequences."
Once your homework is complete, it's time to prepare to announce the news. DeBroff suggests you wait until your fourth month, as the risk of miscarriage decreases dramatically after 12 weeks, and if you're havng amniocentesis or a diagnostic ultrasound, you'll have the results by 16 to 18 weeks.
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