Earnings per share (EPS) is the portion of a companyâs profit that is allocated to each outstanding share of common stock, serving as an indicator of the companyâs profitability.
Federal Maternity Leave Laws. The federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides for 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for a qualified employee, working for an employer subject to the regulation. The worker can take leave for his or her own disability, or while caring for a sick family member.
Maternity leave and pay. A pregnant employee has the right to both 26 weeks of ordinary maternity leave as well as 26 weeks of additional maternity leave. To qualify for maternity leave, an employee must tell their employer by the end of the 15th weeks before the expected week of childbirth: 1  that she is pregnant. Pregnant employees have the right to 52 weeks maternity leave. 2  39 weeks could be paid which may be statutory maternity pay, maternity allowance or contractual maternity pay (contractual pay may be more than statutory pay or could be paid for longer than 39 week-this will depend on the terms of employment).