Postdoc Paternity and Adoption Leave in the U.S.
|
Grade |
University |
Paid paternity/ adoption |
Paternity/ adoption payout |
Fund origin |
Waiting period |
Previous employment required |
Must use up other
leave first? |
Must be "primary
caregiver"? |
Updated |
|
B |
University
of California |
6
weeks |
~55% |
California
Paid Family Leave |
7 days |
None |
No |
No |
July_2014 |
|
B |
Stanford |
6
weeks |
~55% |
California
Paid Family Leave |
7 days |
None |
No |
No |
July_2014 |
|
C |
Harvard |
4 weeks |
75% |
Grant or
department |
None |
None |
No |
No |
July_2014 |
|
C |
Colorado
State |
3 weeks |
100% |
? |
None |
None |
No |
No |
July_2014 |
|
D+ |
Yale |
8 weeks |
100% |
? |
None |
None |
No |
Yes |
July_2014 |
|
D |
University
of Minnesota |
2 weeks |
100% |
? |
None |
9 months |
No |
No |
July_2014 |
|
D |
Purdue |
3 weeks |
100% |
? |
None |
1 year |
No |
No |
July_2014 |
|
D- |
Duke |
3 weeks |
100% |
? |
3 week |
1 year |
All |
Yes |
July_2014 |
|
D- |
University
of Maryland |
8 weeks* |
100% |
? |
None |
1 year |
All |
Yes |
July_2014 |
|
F |
Cornell |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
Emory |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
Indiana
University |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
Michigan
State |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
Princeton |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
U.S.
Government |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
University
of Chicago |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
University
of Florida |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
University
of Kansas |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
University
of Montana |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
University
of Texas |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
Utah State |
None |
July_2014 |
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|
F |
Washington
University in St. Louis |
None |
July_2014 |
*
University of Maryland: limited to once per year, twice per lifetime
Paternity/adoption payout = percentage of
normal pay provided during leave period
Waiting period = period of unpaid
leave that must be taken before payouts begin
Previous employment required = paid
paternity/adoption 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 before being eligible for paternity/adoption leave
Primary caregiver = leave-taker must
be the primary person caring for the baby. What this means for fathers is that
if the mother is on short-term disability, then he may take paternity leave as
the baby’s primary care-taker; however, if the mother is on maternity leave, he
may not also take paternity leave at the same time. For adoptive parents, it
means that only one adoptive parent can be home taking care of the baby at a
time.