I am a teacher at a Charter school in Arizona. I am pregnant and I found out that my school does not give any paid maternity leave. I only get six sick days a year and will have to use those as well as put away money every month to pay for any time off that I may need. Is this legal for a school not to provide any paid time off? And if so, is there anything else I could do so I can have some sort of income for when I am out?

There is nothing in federal or state law that mandates paid time off. I am not aware of anything you can do, unless you already have a short term disability plan. (It's too late for the plan to do any good if you have not already enrolled as the pregnancy is considered as a pre-existing condition.)

Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions.

At the present time no one is entitled to paid time off.

However, you may be eligible for FMLA leave if your company has 50 or more employees within 75 miles - that will allow for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave if you so desire.

-Amy