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dram17
06-11-2006, 06:26 PM
I work for a large corporation in Massachusetts, and was just laid off along with 30 others due to our jobs being eliminated. My last day is June 17th, which is exactly 4 weeks from my due date of July 16. I've been at the corporation since last July 11th. Since I was laid off so close to my due date, am I entitled to the pay I would have gotten during maternity leave as well as the 4 weeks severance pay being offered to all of us (the company pays for 6 weeks of maternity leave)?

ElleMD
06-11-2006, 11:07 PM
How can you you take leave from a job you don't have? I suppose you are getting leave in a way, you just aren't coming back from it. Being pregnant doesn't entitle you to special treatment, just the same as anyone else. Which is why I can't imagine why you wouldn't be eligible for the severance if you would otherwise qualify for it.

cbg
06-12-2006, 05:57 AM
No, you are not entitled to the pay you would have received on your maternity leave. The other employees are not being paid for that time period; why should you receive a benefit that they do not?

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