ByAre You Entitled to FMLA Leave at Verizon?
Employees of one of the nation's largest telecommunications companies surely want to know what the plan is. They need to know what they are getting into and what benefits are available to them as they approach a major event in their life that requires them to take some medical leave time away from their job. Obviously, it is best for all employees to be aware of the FMLA plans offered by their employers at all times, but they are not always so easily spelled out in full.
The good news is that people who use DoNotPay can figure out what paperwork they need to fill out quite quickly and start down the road to get that work accomplished.
Who Qualifies for FMLA Leave?
Verizon honors all laws regarding their requirement to provide FMLA leave to those in need. FMLA must be provided to a covered employee, and what is defined as someone who is one of the following:
| Private-Sector Employee | One who is working for a company with 50 or more employees who have worked at least 20 weeks in the current or preceding year. |
| Public-Sector Employee | One who is working for any public entity, regardless of how many employees work there. |
| Public or Private Elementary School Staff | Regardless of the number of employees at the school. |
These qualifications cover the vast majority of people, and they are why FMLA is so the top of mind to someone who has a legitimate medical need to take time off to take care of those matters in their personal life.
Verizon Maternity Leave Policy
Private employers are allowed to create their own maternity leave policies as long as they comply with local, state, and federal laws. The maternity policy at Verizon states:
- Eligible employees can receive up to 8 weeks of leave at 100% of their base pay during maternity leave.
- Expecting mothers are eligible for up to 16 weeks of 100% of their base pay between short-term disability and parental leave.
What this means for people in this position is that they have the chance to maintain their paycheck even as they are going through the first steps of becoming new parents and navigating that exciting new world. The policy is meant to help those individuals figure out precisely how they will take on the challenges that are sure to come with becoming a new parent. wants to help its employees who decide to have children have one less thing to worry about as they attempt to navigate through this part of their lives.
How to Use DoNotPay to Apply for Maternity Leave
How to request parental leave using DoNotPay:
If you want to request parental leave but don't know where to start, DoNotPay has you covered in 6 easy steps:
- Tell us which state you work in (if you work in CA, NY, NJ, MA, WA, or DC, your state has a paid family leave program).
- Choose whether you want us to apply to the program for you or contact your employer with your leave request. If you want to apply for the program, we will walk you through the questions on the form and mail the application form for you.
- If you want us to contact your employer, enter your leave details, including the starting date, number of weeks of leave, and how many weeks of paid leave you are requesting (for example, you may take a 12 week leave, but only request eight weeks of paid leave to make the request reasonable).
- Indicate whether you are the birth parent or not (birth parents have a few additional protections).
- Enter the name of your company and the person to address this request to.
- Select whether you want us to email the request to your employer on your behalf.
Other Employee-Focused Services Offered by DoNotPay
Please understand that DoNotPay is in the business of making life easier for everyone who uses its service. They constantly add new services and features to continue to simplify some of the most challenging processes that we have to deal with in our adult lives. They know how hard it can be just to get through a daily routine, let alone try to figure out how to juggle all of the other things that life will throw at you. Therefore, you should know that they also have programs to help:
- File a complaint against an employer
- Request sick leave
- File for unemployment
The reason they trust DoNotPay is that it is we are:
- Fast - You don't have to spend hours researching the issue.
- Easy - No more struggling with forms or trying to remember passwords for dozens of websites offered by government agencies or service companies.
- Successful - You can rest assured that we have completed your task properly.
These are just a few of the things that they have helped users with. People trust them because they have seen the time-saving results that they have achieved for others, and they would like to see some of those same outcomes in their own situations. Thus, now is the time to put your full faith in DoNotPay and its ability to get the results that you require out of it.