Laws regarding job leave for new parents

Lisa Pierson Weinberger, Attorney & Founder of Mom, Esq., shares advice for new parents on the laws regarding job leave after having a child or adopting
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Laws regarding job leave for new parents

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Generally speaking the laws that provide protection for new parents do not make any distinction between mothers and fathers or between parents who have a biological child versus parents who adopt. The only exception to this rule is where laws provide for disability. So there are some laws that provide time off or benefits for women who are disabled due to pregnancy or related condition so those laws obviously would not protect, unless you're that one man who gives birth, or to people who have not biologically given birth to a child. So for example, you've adopted a child. You have a child in your home as a foster child or you've used a surrogate.

Lisa Pierson Weinberger, Attorney & Founder of Mom, Esq., shares advice for new parents on the laws regarding job leave after having a child or adopting

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Lisa Pierson Weinberger is the founder of Mom, Esq., a legal practice dedicated to helping parents understand and maximize their maternity leave benefits, have peace of mind when hiring employees in their homes, and find a good work/life balance when they return to the workplace after having a baby.  Prior to founding Mom, Esq., Lisa spent seven years working at the entertainment law firm of Greenberg Glusker working as an employment lawyer with many of Hollywood's A-List celebrities.  She counseled on matters related to large domestic staffs, advising on the hiring process, backgrounds checks, wage and hour issues, counseling, discipline and terminations, and preparing employment applications, offer letters and a variety of agreements including employment, confidentiality, arbitration, severance and release agreements. Lisa has a Bachelors in Psychology, with Honors, from Washington University in St. Louis, and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law where she served on the UCLA Law Review.

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