Any tips from women who had to take maternity leave while contracting? I’d been hoping to switch to a FT role before COVID then well you know...After 3 months I finally landed a couple contract opportunities but no luck yet with a FT role. I’m due in Feb and getting nervous. I know most companies also have a wait period to qualify for leave but am hoping to get hired at a more progressive company or negotiate. Also wondering if I can get unemployment if my W2 contract is set to end by due date?

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If you’re on a W-2 and it ends, you can get unemployment as long as you’re available to work, whether it was a contract role or not. You can’t tell anyone you’re on maternity leave and still collect unemployment though. You have to certify that you’re ready, willing and able to work.

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Yeah actually I stand corrected again—the staffing agency no longer has disability coverage. It was dropped last year. I ad been looking at an outdated document. 😕

Hi there! First off- congratulations! That’s so exciting. I worked a contract role while I was pregnant that originally had an end date ~month before I was due. My contract did get extended, but it did not turn into a FT role. Honestly, I think it’s unlikely you’ll get mat leave, but you never know. Also technically mat leave = FMLA which is a guarantee of your job, and you only qualify after working somewhere as an FTE for a year; also it’s not paid, although some companies obviously offer paid leave. Some states do have paid family leave that offer benefits, and you would likely qualify for short-term disability for giving work. I cobbled together my own version of mat leave and took a different contract job 4-months after baby was born. It’s a huge cluster to navigate, so feel free to DM me if you’d like to talk about details more.

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Thanks! Would love to hear more about how you navigated and will send you a DM. Yes I know FMLA doesn’t cover paid leave in my state. My contract client whom I actually worked for FT previously appears to not have the 1 year requirement based on the benefits doc a former colleague shared with me. They also offer 6 months paid maternity so obviously would be great if I could get hired. But there haven’t been a lot of openings to apply for in my area to date.

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