{"id":95015,"date":"2022-05-27T12:35:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T18:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/?p=95015"},"modified":"2023-05-26T09:25:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:25:51","slug":"paternity-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/first-year-of-life\/paternity-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Paternity Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"95015\" class=\"elementor elementor-95015\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edf4c62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edf4c62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2077a4\" data-id=\"f2077a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea4389e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea4389e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Paternity leave is the time a father or partner takes off from work after the birth or adoption of their child. The U.S. currently doesn&#8217;t have a national paid family leave policy that covers paternity leave, but some states and private companies offer paid leave. Partners who qualify for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/general\/topic\/benefits-leave\/fmla\">Family &amp; Medical Leave Act (FMLA)<\/a> can take unpaid time off.<\/p><h2>The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)<\/h2><p>The FMLA should not be confused with a comprehensive paternity leave policy, nor does it qualify as a parental leave statute per se. It\u2019s more of a broad stroke law that allows parents to balance their careers with their responsibilities to their family.<\/p><p>Each year, eligible employees are provided with up to 12 weeks of unpaid but job-protected leave. The latter stipulation means you cannot lose your job for maximizing the policy. That is so long as you\u2019re on the same page as your employer in terms of why you need to exhaust the FMLA.<\/p><p>The FMLA cites the following reasons for leave eligibility:<\/p><ul><li>The birth and care of the newborn child of an employee<\/li><li>An employee adopts or foster cares a child<\/li><li>An employee needs to look after an immediate family member (i.e., spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition<\/li><li>An employee cannot work due to a serious health condition<\/li><\/ul><p>Employees need to pass the following criteria to be eligible for FMLA leave:<\/p><ul><li>Rendered at least 12 months of work for their employer or at least 1,250 hours of service over the past 12 months<\/li><li>Worked in a location where the employer maintains at least 50 workers within a 75-mile radius<\/li><\/ul><p>Check with your employer as they may have a more generous leave policy for new fathers.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>For Additional Information:<\/strong><br \/>U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division 200 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20210 1-866-487-9243<\/p><p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><br \/>U.S. Department of Labor https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/general\/topic\/benefits-leave\/fmla<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/fmla\">Compliance Assistance: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)<\/a><br \/>Links to various sources of information about FMLA.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/fact-sheets\/28-fmla\">Fact Sheet on FMLA<\/a><br \/>Covers the major requirements of FMLA and updates to the FMLA regulations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paternity leave is the time a father or partner takes off from work after the birth or adoption of their child. The U.S. currently doesn&#8217;t have a national paid family leave policy that covers paternity leave, but some states and private companies offer paid leave. 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