Parental Leave Discussions
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Does KPMG have a clawback policy for parental leave if you don't stay with the firm for a certain period of time after it's over? I'll be taking leave in a few months and have been toying with the idea of leaving for a different line of work, so I want to make sure I don't put myself in a financial bind by leaving too soon.

To the California parents in this bowl: do we get paid family leave in addition to parental leave and whatever PTO we might have (assuming we don’t want to supplement PFL with PTO)?

Our company currently doesn’t offer company-sponsored STD nor paid parental leave/FMLA.
We had a pregnant EE inquire about paid leave. I’m trying to get the executive team onboard to approve a paid parental leave policy but they are asking for the financial implication to the organization before approving such a program.
Is there a formula that I can use to try to estimate the financial implication of implementing paid parental leave? This EE works in MD but we have EE’s in several states.

Anyone ever have to decide between: leaving your current job to start a new job pregnant (but not showing) knowing you’ll have to take leave in 8-9 months OR wait and leave after parental leave? I need a change but I’m torn which path makes more sense.

Anyone here have experience leaving a federal gov job before the obligatory 12 weeks after parental leave ends? What kind of financial penalty could I expect if I choose to do so?

Any updates on firms matching Ropes & Gray parental leave policy? It’s been crickets since that Above the Law article came out. I expected more movement following that release.

I am in the final stages of interviewing at a company in a mid-size regional city in the southeast. I just found out they want to keep salary near $110k. I have 10 YOE and told them I’m targeting roles closer to $150k. I don’t know the full offering of benefits but assume it is bad (I know they have no current 401(k) match or paid parental leave, e.g.). Is there any way to negotiate this up or should I give up? $110 seems extremely lowball to me. That’s what first-years at big firms make here.

I received an offer and asked about their parental leave. I don't plan on having kids anytime soon but would like to in 3-5 years and hope I can start a long-term career here. Was that a weird question to ask? The company initially responded that they are rewriting it so I didn't get much detail.

What is your paternal leave policy? Do you have a parental leave policy for all employees or a maternity policy for birthing parents and then a parental policy on top?

Hi question from Deloitte fishes, Deloitte seems to have a great parental leave plan, I was wondering if that applies to anyone who joins Deloitte or you should have a specific tenure with Deloitte to be eligible?

Employer provides parental leave of 2 weeks for secondary caregiver. Just started exploring NY PFL. Looks like the eligibility is upto 12 weeks for New York employees. Pay can be a max of 100%. Wondering if anyone on H-1B has taken NY PFL previously. Any pros/cons/things to consider?

Employer provides parental leave of 2 weeks for secondary caregiver. Just started exploring NY PFL. Looks like the eligibility is upto 12 weeks for New York employees. Pay can be a max of 100%. Wondering if anyone on H-1B has taken NY PFL previously. Any pros/cons/things to consider?

Fathers specifically, how did you use your parental leave?

What are the parental leave benefits at Siegfried? I can't find any information on their benefits package or online, neither can I find it on the internet, I'm new and don't want to ask about it since I recently started,not planning for a baby right just want to know for the future.

I have what I think is a final interview this Friday. Small legal dept where I would be the 3rd lawyer. I’m not sure how many candidates are still being considered but I assume they will make an offer within the next week or so.

One major point for me is parental leave. I don’t think they have any and I plan to have another kid fall/winter 2023. Fortunately they are big enough for FMLA but I’m considering asking for a signing bonus if no parental leave is provided. When’s the best time to ask?

We’re having a baby coming this end of August. KPMG has 12 weeks parental leave. Planning to take 4 weeks in September but I can’t seem to figure out when to use 8 more weeks. I’m so tempted to do Feb-March (peak busy season for our client) but I feel completely bad cause I actually like this client/team and I know how a lot of test work is done. (Senior A.) Can I suggest to my manager that rather than taking leave, to schedule me only 40 hours during these times? Would that be unfair to others?

Anyone know if Cravath is matching the Ropes & Gray parental leave policy or if other firms are following?

Anyone know agencies that have above average parental leave policies? Any insight to Klick, GSW, and FCB?

Taking parental leave from biglaw in June and July. When should I start applying for in-house role? I want to leave shortly after parental leave. Senior associate litigator at V10, fwiw.

Is parental leave paid?

I have been working my tail off since coming back to work after a parental leave (which my boss was not happy or impressed about me taking) to get back in good standing. Today was my bi-annual review and the partners left me such glowing reviews it left me in tears to see that my hard work to both be there for my family and make it in my career has been noticed 😭

For those that have implemented a parental leave policy in a Sales org- if you elect to compensate employees at 100% of pay as part of parental leave- do you consider base and commission or just base pay in your calculation?

Parental Leave: This “primary”, “non-primary”, “secondary” terminology is confusing! I get they’re trying to to be gender neutral but it’s inconsistent. Can someone break this down for me?

We just added 2 week paid parental leave as a benefit for this year, however I just started with the company and there was no process put in place. How do you all have yours set up? Is there a time off policy that employees use so that hours are allocated under that policy? Do they work directly with your leave management provider? Any information would be much appreciated. TIA!

Trying for a baby- already worried about how I will share if we do get pregnant. How far along did you share w your boss/company. I’m at a rapidly growing start up with a lot of responsibility. Leadership/C Suite is incredibly supportive of taking leave and parents in general (and supported the policy we implemented) but mid level managers and employees look at it as a lack of commitment to take parental leave. It’s a male dominated industry and very few women have taken parental leave here.

How much notice should one give of parental leave? Does length of notice differ based on level of responsibility at your company?

I’m joining Accenture Federal soon and had some questions about parental leave. First, is there a minimum timeframe you have to work for Accenture before they let you take maternity/parental leave. Secondly, in the recruiting brochure maternity leave is separate from parental leave. Can you take both of you are the primary caretake for a total of 4 months?

How does parental leave work at your firm for income / non-equity partners?

I have a great opportunity for an HR program manager focusing on acquisitions, talent management programs, internal consulting on projects like job architecture, manager development, culture change, among lots of others. Base + bonus plus other great benefits like 9 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for birthing/non-birthing parents (in addition to STD for birthing mothers). Fully remote role. Send me a message if you’re interested in learning more!

I have a great opportunity for an HR program manager focusing on acquisitions, talent management programs, internal consulting on projects like job architecture, manager development, culture change, among lots of others. Base + bonus plus other great benefits like 9 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for birthing/non-birthing parents. Fully remote role. Send me a message if you’re interested in learning more!

I should have thought more about studying computer science or electrical engineering than accounting. Big 4 benefits are so paltry in comparison to tech companies. Found out some of the benefits tech companies have for their employees are killer:
•$3K wellness fund
•4 months parental leave & $5K gift for new parents
•Childcare reimbursement $3K
•Fully paid health insurance (vision, dental included)
•Fully paid internet and cellphone

Not to mention much higher pay and better WLB.

My confession is our team lead is our on parental leave rn and I'm not sure how many emails to exclude/include them on. Like for big things i feel like we should include so they can see when they're back but people are including them for like huddle agendas, small fires put out same afternoon, etc. Then some people are excluding them 100%

Do firms generally pro-rate billable hours required for a bonus if you take parental leave? Or does it completely depend on the firm?