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  1 0 Per the DOL's page on FMLA: Covered employers must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons: * for the birth and care of the newborn child of the employee; * for placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care; * to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition; or * to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition. So it sounds like the answer is yes. (Personally, I was able to take mine three months after my daughter was born - in other words, after my wife finished her leave.) One caveat - FMLA counts against ALL these possibilities, so if you took time off because your wife was put on bedrest prior to your child's birth, that time comes out of this 12 week allotment. Check with your HR department - they'll know. Matt from Denver answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Bion Satir and Matt from Denver… 0 0 Thanks. I read that same thing but for some reason it didn't seem as clear as it does now. I guess 12 months is 12 months - my confusion sprang from the word "newborn". I will check with HR once I have a good idea what month I'm going to take off. Just out of curiosity, did you take the full 3 months? Bion Satir commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Thanks for the mushroom. I took two months, then came back very briefly and quit. It made more sense for me to be a stay at home dad than it did to put her in full time daycare. But, if I hadn't quit I would have just done the two months, because sometimes kids get sick and you need that FMLA time left over just in case. That was our original plan, at any rate. Matt from Denver commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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