Maternity Leave Memo

Decent Essays
Good morning all;

This email is for everyone's information on the changes to the different policies that may pertain to yourself or your Marines:

The first change is the Maternity Leave- it was originally 18 weeks of paid maternity leave, as of 28 January 16 it is now 12 weeks of paid maternity leave. If any female that was medically evaluated as pregnant within 30 days of 28 January 16 they are still eligible for 18 Weeks of paid maternity leave. The husband will also get 14 days paternity vice 10 days.

The second change is to the Time in Grade (TIG) and selection criteria required for promotion to Corporal and Sergeant- the current policy for a Lance Corporal must have 8 months TIG during any month within the quarter before being eligible

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Bill C-243 Essay

    • 676 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Title: Bill C-243 Author: Sarah McGoldrick Words: 685 Women are playing a greater role in the construction industry, and taking on duties normally reserved for men. A bill before the House of Commons would help ensure that women are protected when these duties become dangerous as a result of pregnancy. On June 14, 2017 “The National Maternity Assistance Program Act”, or Bill C-243, received third reading and passed in the House of Commons.…

    • 676 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Csc Espinoza Summary

    • 161 Words
    • 1 Pages

    CSC Espinoza actively promotes life-long learning to his staff and others. After the changes implementing the new Blended retirement System were affecting all new coast guard members he dedicated hours on training and mentoring ensuring all members of his staff completed all the require knowledge ahead of schedule. He developed an EPME training schedule for his subordinates and dedicated more than 120 hours of classroom training for the completion of all EPME and RPQ sign offs. As as a result, all more than 15UPH non-rated personal completed completed all the requirements for “A” School enrollment. He created a UPH Rate Familiarization Training to ensure non rated personnel could receive more than 300 hours of hands-on technical experience…

    • 161 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Fmla Ada Analysis

    • 478 Words
    • 2 Pages

    FMLA is unpaid leave however an employee may choose to substitute paid accrued leave, or an employer may require it. An employer must maintain the employees group health coverage while that employee is on FMLA leave. If eligible for FMLA, an employee may take up to 12 weeks of leave for the birth and care of a child, to care for a foster or adopted child, to care for their spouse, a child under the age of 18, a parent with a serious health condition or to take care of their own serious health condition. The two types of military family leave are exigencies which is for short notice deployment situations to allow the employee to arrange for childcare, to…

    • 478 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The readings for today’s lesson were chapters 3 and 4 from the book “Maternity Rolls” by Heather Kuttai. The chapters tell Kuttai’s journey through pregnancy and childbirth. From what Kuttai states, it seems as if pregnancy was a very difficult time for her, emotionally and physically. It was difficult emotionally because although Kuttai and her spouse were very excited to be pregnant, not everyone was equally excited for or supportive of them. Kuttai states “I saw the man ultrasounds as many opportunities to see the sex, but I was terribly disappointed when my ultrasound technician refused to pass this knowledge on to our doctor, and therefore on to us.…

    • 190 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Fmla Pros And Cons

    • 893 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Marina Mabrok 12/4/2017 professer: Horace Johns Family And Medical Leave Act Family and Medical leave act, also known as "FMLA" is a law requiring employers to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave for an employee, each year, for the birth or adoption of a child. This law also applies for taking care of family members, particularly a spouse, or parent. The law does not apply to siblings. FMLA also states that employeers must allow the returning employee to return to the same position, or a substantially similar position that the employee was in prior to their absence. Family and medical leave act only applies to employers with 50 or more employees.…

    • 893 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Marine Corps Security Forces Duty Marine Corps Security Forces Information: Marines who desire to volunteer for Marine Corps Security Forces Duty should first be screened by their unit career planners in accordance with MCO 1326.6D. If qualified, they may submit a TFRS RELM to CMC (MMEA-25). Marine Corps Security Forces School Information: Gear List: All inbound students will be required to bring all MARPAT uniform items(Woodland and Desert), Service "C" or "B", Service "A", Marine Corps Running Suit, green PT sweat shirt, green PT sweat bottoms, green PT running shorts and running shoes. Check In Procedures: Basic Security Guard (BSG)…

    • 390 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Nonrec Fitness Standards

    • 424 Words
    • 2 Pages

    This is a rebuttal to the nonrec I received last Tuesday. The nonrec states that I do not meet my OIC's physical fitness standards in order to be promoted. It does not exactly state it, but I know that he is referring to my 2nd class PFT. His "standard" for promotion as stated by the corporals a couple weeks ago while passing word was that anyone that does not have a 1st class PFT or fails the rifle range will not be looked at for promotion. Although, this standard is now easily achievable for me, it was not the standard for recommendation when I ran my PFT back in April.…

    • 424 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    If you asked most people which gender is most likely to be discriminated against, most people would say women. However based on the article “Attitudes Shift on Paid Leave: Dads Sue, Too,” written by Noah Scheiber, Men who are asking for paternity leave are being denied the leave and some are even being mocked and fired as a result of taking the leave. Scheiber gives evidence that paternity discrimination is happening and also that it’s a problem.…

    • 831 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted by congress on February 5, 1993. The Act ensures that employers that have 50 or more employees that they are provided protected unpaid leave. Employees are protected for unpaid leave for a 12 week period. The Act not only protects the employee but protects the employee’s family member in the event an illness occurs. This allows the employee to take time off of work to provide the necessary care that is needed for themselves or family member.…

    • 1884 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Paid maternity leave has become a standard benefit in many countries throughout the world; however, the United States is the only advanced economy that does not mandate maternity leave for its workers. Not only does the United States not mandate maternity leave – it also does not pay for it. Maternity leave is very important for the child, for the family, and for the economy. With women entering the workforce, they must be able to support themselves and their child(ren) while they are taking care of their new-borns. Without mandated and paid maternity leave, the mother’s may choose not to bear a child – which affects the economy and the population, and it will affect the relationship between the mothers, children, and the family as a whole.…

    • 159 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) officially allows an employee to take job-protected leave for a particular purpose. Particular purposes include birth or adoption of a child, serious health condition of a family member or employee’s own serious health condition. In case of birth or adoption of a child, FMLA entitles both the parents to avail the new child leave. FMLA is a state as well as a federal law. Many of the rights under both state and federal law are same, however there are a few differences in both.…

    • 988 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Sick Leave Case Study

    • 1268 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Sick leave is a crucial benefit in the employee 's benefit package. The benefit package offers paid time for an employee who cannot work due to sickness or unintentional injury to continue receiving his or her pay uninterrupted. However, sick leave was initially designed as a privilege and not as an entitlement, over time this benefit has come to be expected. Many companies are no longer offering sick time to employees as they are now combing vacation and sick time and leave it up to the employee how they want to utilize their time off. Similar benefits are being implemented in other countries; however, even though the benefit exists in other countries, culture expectations take priority over outlined employee’s benefits.…

    • 1268 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Gender Pay Gap Myth

    • 1179 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The Gender Pay Gap Myth The gender pay gap myth is something that is controversially talked about constantly. Many claim that there is a gap in pay between the different genders. This is simply not true. There is a perfectly good reason why women tend to earn less than men. Not because they are discriminated against but because they tend to choose less lucrative career paths.…

    • 1179 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Importance Of Parental Leave

    • 916 Words
    • 4 Pages
    • 9 Works Cited

    While the questions of parental leave is most frequently considered in the light of a woman’s ability to take time off from work after giving birth, the importance of paternity leave must also be considered.…

    • 916 Words
    • 4 Pages
    • 9 Works Cited
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Taking Care Memo

    • 590 Words
    • 3 Pages

    This memorandum gives guidance on how to properly ensure the safety of every patient of this clinic and what to inspect to avoid hazard throughout this facility. As nurses and assistants, everything you do should be revolved around the patients, their safety, and what the best way is to take care of them. To do this it is important to get a proper history of the patient when they are first admitted. For example, be conscientious of the different types of medication they brought with them and be aware of the different types of medication they had previously been on. If necessary, contact their general practitioner and get a summary of their previous care.…

    • 590 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays