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Air Travel Tips W/ Infant
Our horrendous 6 hr red-eye with turbulance made us change him in the ...... She not only discussed all their policies she also gave me advice on how to ...
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- Hi, D., I am the mother of two babies, one 19 months old, the other 5 months old. I have flown with the elder baby ten times, all with my elder child on my lap and...
- It's much easier to travel with a baby that you think. Call the airline and ask if they have a place to hang in a portable basinet (provided by the airline). Contine...
- I have a two year old and a two month old. We started traveling with our daughter, now two, when she was three months old. The thing that I suggest if you don't have o...
Health Insurance Question
Asked by M.L. from Minneapolis
on March 19, 2008
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I am thinking about changing to a different health insurance policy. Right now we have a HSA and it is working just fine. I just received a letter from the insurance...
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- Hi M., I know you asked your question a LONG time ago, but if this is better for you, you could always switch! Please e-mail or call with questions! AmeriPlan US...
- Try Assurant health. I am also self-emp. and there is no real good options but. We have 4 kids and our ins. for the month is like 800.00 but we only have to meet 2 o...
- I have had good luck as someone who used to be self-employed, with Golden Rule. You can access them on-line and find several different options.
Missed the 30 Day Enrollment Period for Insurance for Our Newborn
Asked by L.T. from San Francisco
on January 13, 2009
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My son is 2 months old today. He goes in for his 2mo well check on Friday and I just found out he isn't covered on our insurance. This is because during my husband's w...
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- All great advise, but Janine has a point, and it was what jumped out as me, as well. If the employer changed insurances, you should have 30 days from the first date of...
- L. ~ I am in HR and have been for the past 10 years! and usually u can get around these problems if you want to. Sounds like they just don't want to help you out. Th...
- I work in labor law and, regrettably, that's true. You have 30 days from a "life event" to change enrollment status. You'll now have to wait until open enrollment co...
My Employer REFUSES to Pay Me for My First Weekend Back from Maternity Leave
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on November 5, 2007
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Hey Ladies,
Need to know if any of you know my rights. I took my FMLA of 12wks off with my baby, 11wks of that without pay because I had no PTO. I e-mailed my supe...
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- Yes, you need to be payed for your time worked. I would call the department of Labor on this issue. Your employer should of handled all of the paperwork before your ma...
- They are required to pay you for all hours worked. You should go to the Department of Labor and file a claim. It doesn't matter that you didn't turn in the required ...
- You may have to take them to small claims court ! I was off for 2 mos. (w/ my 2nd child) for mat. Leave & returned to work just fine "no note from doctor" also i had...
Pregnancy Disability and Family Medical Leave
Asked by T.J. from Albany
on June 17, 2009
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I have been given some inconsistent information by my large employer's HR department (this happened with my last pregnancy as well) and I was looking for feedback from...
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- My understanding is that beyond the initial disability (postnatal care 6-8 wks) the doctor would need to diagnose another "disability" for you to take the FMLA from yo...
- It really does depend on your employer for FMLA when it comes to maturnity leave. At my job, in my old union I was allowed 6 mos combined FMLA and maturnity leave, wh...
- I own a small business and have recently had to look all this up for an employee - so... FMLA provides you the ability to take up to 12 week leave if the employer h...
3 Mo. Old on an Airplane Flight...
Asked by E.M. from Harrisburg
on March 12, 2008
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Any advise on taking a 3 month old on a 4 hr or so flight (actually with 1 plane change too)? I don't know what we should do with the car seat, or bring toys or what ...
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- I nursed her on way up and down during take off and take the carseat and stroller right up to the door of the plane and they will store it underneath so you don't have...
- I traveled a lot with my daughter when she was an infant. I would limit her sleep starting a day before the trip so that she would be restful on the flight. Also, ma...
- You can check your car seat (I'd reccomend getting one of those car seat protector bags) or if you are renting a car, they usually have them to rent (but they can be d...
Being Forced to Work Overtime with 5-15 Minutes Notice B4 Shift Ends
Asked by M. from Chicago
on November 1, 2006
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Need suggestions of agencies that can help with this kind of problems. I work for a utility company in a call center, i normally work 9-10 hours M-F plus saturday. I...
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- Hi M., try the Better Business Bureau. My job was allowed to "mandatory overtime" and it just became an Illinois law that they can't anymore. I'm an RN, so I don't k...
- Hi M., I can't believe they would do that. How inconsiderate, especially when you have a child to care for. You should try the Dept. of Labor and ask for their sugg...
- Hi M., The place you need to call is the Dept of Labor, they can give you specifics about the law and what your rights are and if they are being violated. It reall...
FMLA Question...
Asked by D.W. from Boise
on June 26, 2009
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Hello Moms. I have a question regarding FMLA rules and was hoping someone may have already gone through the same situation. I'm currently working full time and will ...
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- Congratulations on being pregnant! I do not know much about the FMLA but I took advantage of it when I was pregnant last time. It basically guarantees that you can ta...
- I had this same thing happen to me a few years ago. I ended up going on my maternity leave without saying a thing to them about coming back part time. About 2 weeks be...
- I went throught he exact situation. It depends on how strict your HR dept is . I was able to come back and start part time right away, but had to have all the new pap...
Napping Question
Asked by M.R. from Fort Collins
on September 25, 2006
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I have a 14 month old daughter who had a very stable napping schedule until recently. she was talkng a morning nap of about 1.5 hr and a afternoon nap of about 1.5 ho...
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- Drop the morning nap, be consistent with what she does at daycare, it will save you having a crabby toddler. They thrive on routine! It may be hard for her at first t...
- My son is now almost 2. I believe he dropped a nap right around 14 or 16 months. I was having the same troubles as your are, so I gradually pushed back his morning n...
- Hi M., As I recall I just let my kids tell me when they were done with having 2 naps. I believe it was around 1 year of age when mine went to one nap a day. It sound...
Kindergarten Student on Bus for Almost 2 Hours.
Asked by A.L. from Steubenville
on August 28, 2008
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Does anyone happen to know what the laws are on how long a child can be on a bus. My 6 year old son is in Kindergarten and was on the bus for almost 2 hours yesterday....
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- This is from the Ohio Dept. of Ed. Website, Pupil Transportation http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1637&ContentI...
- I wish I had encouraging words for you, but I don't. My daughter is in 2nd grade and has NEVER been on the bus. I take her and pick her up everyday. I have been beh...
- I do know that last year we had busing prolems and had to switch my daughter to the afternoon program, the school forced us, she had been in the morning program, due t...
