Q. I think you made an error. You stated that a person who has a child is entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave. You may want to correct your statement. What I said was that the law requires at least 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave.
Any company is free to grant more leave or to pay employees during the leave period.
Your company obviously feels that it is a good policy to give employees more than the minimum required by the law. I am adopting a child. I know that the law requires that a person receive a leave when they have a child. The Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees employees who work for an employer up to twelve weeks unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The law also applies to a personal or family emergency.