Working with HR to Maximize Your Employee Benefits for Postpartum

Understanding your parental leave benefits–with all its overwhelming fine print–can be a daunting task! To make the process easier, human resource professional extraordinaire, Katy Dahl, shares with Adriana how to approach the process so that you can not only maximize your benefits, but also understand if your time off will impact your health insurance, your paycheck, or your retirement age. Katy brings clarity and levity to the topic, to help you avoid unfortunate surprises during postpartum!Read up on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the PUMP Act, and state-by-state paid parental and medical leave laws at abetterbalance.orgSponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! NEEDED - Get 20% off your first order at thisisneeded.com with promo code BIRTHFULJENNI KAYNE - Get 15% off at jennikayne.com/birthful with promo code BIRTHFULHONEYLOVE - Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping at honeylove.com/birthful with promo code BIRTHFULHELLO FRESH - Get 16 free meals at hellofresh.com/birthful16 with the code BIRTHFUL16AIR DOCTOR - Get up to 39% off or up to $300 off (depending on your model) at airdoctorpro.com with promo code BIRTHFULGet the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links listed on its show notes page.  
If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on the Emotional Prep for Going Back to Work While Breastfeeding and our episode on Back-to-Work Sleep Considerations.You can connect with Katy Dahl at problemtoresolution.com. You can connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast and email us at podcast@Birthful.com. 
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