Posted on 05/15/2019 9:27:33 AM PDT by grundle
Full title: Mom forced to pay former employer thousands after switching jobs during maternity leave: 'I wasnt prepared for it'
Emily Manley knew exactly what to expect when she was expecting: additional expenses for baby food, clothes, formula, doctors appointments and medicine. But the one cost the new mom wasnt anticipating was footing a hefty bill from her previous employer.
It was kind of a shock. I wasnt prepared for it. I wasnt ready for it, but I knew it was a possibility, Manley told ABC13.
The company Manley previously worked for didnt offer paid maternity leave. But, under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), she was eligible for an unpaid, job-protected leave that included the continuation of her original health care benefits and coverage. So the 30-year-old mom took three unpaid months off to care for her newborn son, Jettson.
Before taking advantage of her unpaid family leave, however, Manley was required to use all of her paid time off.
As part of FMLA you are required to take all of your [paid time off] prior to the unpaid portion of leave, Manley tells Yahoo Lifestyle. So I was given the [paid time off] on January 1, required to take it in February.
While on maternity leave, the Iowa mom received a job offer that she felt would be better for her growing family, and she couldnt pass it up. While on leave I saw an opening with a company that I had worked with previously and they offer benefits that are much better for a young family, Manley said, adding that she accepted the position. This new position is healthier for me, our son and my family.
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This is why I don’t hire women of child bearing age. I’ve had good luck with 40-50 year olds.
Dont even be sorry.
She is just playing ignorant
Meet George Jetson..
“That being said, charging her for vacation days was out of line if said days were duly earned.”
Where do you get she was charged for vacation days?
"Emily! Emily! Stop this crazy thing!"
Jane.
I noticed that Yahoo gimmick as well. That’s why I went to Dissenter (via Gab) and wrote on the Yahoo article itself.
If this woman had returned to work, given the old employer notice, then started the new job after working through her two weeks notice, I believe she would have avoided having to pay back the companys share of the health care costs.
I'll add that the above isn't exactly fair to the employer, as the employer has the cost of keeping the job open all those months, but that is what I have seen women do.
Jettson? What the hell is that?
The woman in the article is named “Emily”
By using company money to pay her insurance benefits.
Yes, its a loophole under FMLA provisions, but she was not entitled to use that money.
Ruh Roh!
she should have to pay double just for naming her son “Jettson”
I've heard of that happening, too. At least this woman was honest enough to give her employer notice before returning to work, and she says she'll be paying the bill.
She has a vagina, right?
Oh the Entitlement...
George Jettson...the shiniest goldbrick in the the whole company.
Mr. Spacely - President & CEO, Spacely Sprockets.
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