[Sean&Shan]

Also note that FMLA only requires your boss to allow you to take time off, it does not enforce any ability to be paid or use accrued sick leave. Last year there was a very active thread comparing what different employers provided as far as paid maternity/adoption leave, the ability to use accrued sick/vacation days or having to take the entire thing unpaid. Some employers treat adoption leave and maternity leave differently since they see no "need" for a mother to medically recover from an adoption and therefore do not allow parents to use sick days to help supplement expenses while away from work. Now the whole "need" issue is a whole 'nother topic, but I just wanted to highlight some of the issues that have come up in the past.