Is this a good time to go on paternity leave? I have had it scheduled for months in advance but now scared that I may get laid off while on leave or not have a job when back.

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Aren’t you protected from getting laid off while on paternity leave? You can’t ever get those first months with your child back after they’re over, so I would say to do it.

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Take it. Off the top of my head I'm not sure if there are any legal protections while on parental leave, but it's a huge matter of optics for the firm if they give you the boot while you're on leave.

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I think you are protected while on paternity

Generally speaking you are protected while on leave and when you return FMLA cannot be used as a factor in determining layoff eligibility (so you would be no worse off than otherwise)

Take the leave, if the firm wants to keep you they will. If they dont, you may as well enjoy the time with your child!

I would take it and enjoy the time with your family. Just start early to find a project to come back to. At least that way you are pushing the layoff back if for some reason the layoff was already in your future. I'm currently on paternity leave

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