Know Your Maternity Leave Rights

What Must a Company Do?

If all of the above criteria are met, the FMLA requires a company to:

• Provide for 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn or newly adopted child
• Continue prior health insurance coverage during time off
• Allow the employee to return to the same or an equivalent job

However, a company can require an employee to make vacation and sick days part of the 12 weeks off.