Postdoc Maternity Leave in the U.S.

Grade	University	Paid maternity	Maternity payout	Fund origin	Supplemental to guaranteed STD?	Previous employment required	Must use up other leave first?	Must be "primary caregiver"?	Other restrictions	Updated
A-	Stanford	12 weeks	6 weeks 40%, 6 weeks ~55%	6 weeks grant or department; 6 weeks California Paid Family Leave	probably***	None	No	No	Must be paying SDI from paycheck to receive PFL	July_2014
A-	Harvard	4 weeks	75%	Grant, department	Yes	None	No	No		July_2014
A-	University of California	6 weeks	~55%	California Paid Family Leave	Yes	None	No	No	7 day non-paid waiting period; must be paying SDI from paycheck to receive PFL	July_2014
B	Colorado State	3 weeks	100%	?	Yes	None	No	No	Must use STD first	July_2014
B	Cornell	6/8 weeks*	100%	Grant or perhaps department, no university funds	No	None	No	No		July_2014
B	Princeton	6 weeks	33%	University	Yes	None	No	No		July_2014
B	Indiana University	6 weeks**	100%	University	No	None	No	No		July_2014
B-	Yale	8 weeks	100%	?	maybe****	None	No	Yes		July_2014
C-	University of Minnesota	6 weeks	100%	?	No	9 months	No	No		July_2014
C-	Purdue	6 weeks	100%	?	no	1 year	No	No		July_2014
D+	University of Maryland	8 weeks	100%	?	No	1 year	All	Yes	Limited to once per year, twice per lifetime	July_2014
D	Duke	3 weeks	100%	?	No	1 year	All	Yes	3 week non-paid waiting period first	July_2014
D	University of Washington in St. Louis	7 days	100%	?	No	None	All	No		July_2014
F	University of Chicago	None								July_2014
F	University of Texas	None								July_2014
F	Michigan State	None								July_2014
F	University of Kansas	None								July_2014
F	Utah State	None								July_2014
F	Emory	None								July_2014
F	University of Florida	None								July_2014
F	University of Montana	None								July_2014
F	U.S. Government	None								July_2014

* Cornell has "as needed, within reason" maternity leave; I assumed it to be 6/8 weeks

** Indiana University’s policy defines up to 2 weeks before birth and 4 weeks after birth as sick leave

*** Stanford provides STD, but may not pay out in the first 3 months of employment; the postdoc might be covered under California Disability Insurance in this case

**** I can’t tell if postdocs are eligible for Yale’s STD provided to employees

Maternity payout = percentage of normal pay provided during maternity period

STD = short term disability insurance; see XXX

Previous employment required = paid maternity leave is not provided if an employee has not been employed for a minimum amount of time

Must use up other leave first? = must use up sick leave and vacation leave

Primary caregiver = leave-taker must be the primary person caring for the baby