Instructions: Given a passage and a query based on the passage, generate an unambiguous, concise and simple answer to the query from information in the passage. Note that the answer may not be present in exact form.
Input: Disability Insurance (DI) versus Paid Family Leave (PFL)? Your DI benefits are not reportable for tax purposes with one exception. If you are receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, become unable to work due to a disability, and begin receiving DI benefits, your DI benefits are considered a substitution for your UI benefits and will then be reportable for tax purposes. Editor's Picks. 1  Cyberweapons are now in play: From US sabotage of a North Korean missile test to hacked emergency sirens in Dallas. 2  Elon Musk and the cult of Tesla: How a tech startup rattled the auto industry to its core. 3  The truth about MooCs and bootcamps: Their biggest benefit isn't creating more coders. Although some companies offer paid time off for expecting mothers and their partners, most working women must rely on a combination of short-term disability, sick leave, vacation, personal days, and the Family and Medical Leave Act to get the time they need for their new child. Moms need to know that they can take their FMLA leave for up to 1 year after their child's birth. I'm so glad I did this. A 9 and 11 month old knows who's mommy more than at 3 months old. For my second baby I may not be able to take this time off due to my work responsibilities. In fact, most American women receive no pay during their maternity leave and instead rely on federal parental leave law (called the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA) to protect their job for up to 12 weeks after childbirth or adoption. Many women technically aren't even eligible for unpaid time off under family leave laws, either because they haven't been at a job long enough (FMLA stipulates that you've been working at your current job at least 12 months and 1,250 hours) or because their company is too small (the law only applies to companies with more than 50 employees within a 75-mile radius). Parental leave has been available as a legal right and/or governmental program for many years, in one form or another. In 2014, the International Labour Organization reviewed parental leave policies in 185 countries and territories, and found that all countries except Papua New Guinea have laws mandating some form of parental leave. How long your maternity leave can last. Your maternity leave will last for a year unless you tell your employer you want to return earlier. It can’t last longer than a year. The shortest maternity leave you can take is 2 weeks. This goes up to 4 weeks if you work in a factory. If you want to take more than a year off A few to keep in mind: 1  The FMLA only covers one person in a couple per company: If you and your partner are employed by the same company, you’re entitled to 12 weeks total time combined — not 12 weeks each. 2  You’ll likely need to use it as a last resort. 3  Give notice. Building up holiday on maternity leave. You build up holiday as normal while you’re on maternity leave. If you can’t take your holiday because you’re on maternity leave, your employer should let you carry over up to 5.6 weeks of unused days (28 days if you work 5 days a week) into your next holiday year. Query: how long is maternity leave ?
Output:
The shortest maternity leave you can take is 2 weeks.