[brinawynne]

I second the info from Dave Thomas Foundation. It is wonderful. I ordered it also with all thoughts thatI was about to encounter a battle. Our handbook never even mentioned adoption and when I asked about leave (before we even started our hs), I was told that they had never faced a situation like it before and they weren't sure how to handle it. Anyway, I ordered the packet from Dave Thomas ready for a battle. I never had to use it. A week after I asked them about leave, the partners came to me and apologized for not having any answers to begin with. The handbook was rewritten to include leave due to adoptions and everything now says Maternity/Adoption Leave. I was entitled to full "Maternity Leave". In the end I took a Leave of Absence and I now stay at home and due contract work for the same company.