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Originally Posted by Green Needles
Flight crews are treated slightly differently than your average worker. FMLA gives 12 WORK weeks off. Our work week is 6 days, not 5, by department of labor rules. That means we get 72 days off, rather than the 84 that most other workers get.
The law, as originally written used to preclude many flight crew from FMLA eligibility. The problem was the required number of hours worked, and also the fact that reserve didn't actually legally count as hours worked. This inordinately affected Flight Attendants, so they actually lobbied congress and got flight crew language added to the law. You should review that language to make sure you can qualify when you need to.
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Originally Posted by Green Needles
For anyone else, I'd suggest considering taking intermittent FMLA for spouse health to support your wife right after birth.
That might work. Make sure your wife doesn't screw you by doing a triathlon and posting video on social media (yes that happened to a pilot I knew).
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Originally Posted by Green Needles
Save your baby bonding FMLA for later. Baby bonding can only be taken in one continuous block within one year after birth.
It can be taken in multiple blocks if the employer agrees to it. But they can require that you take it all at once.