Employers gain less distracted, more loyal employees. The community gains lower poverty rates and a brighter future. With all these advantages, it is obvious that West Virginia must help women balance family and work. Family Leave Family leave policies allow a worker to take a specified amount of unpaid time off from work if he or she is having a baby, adopting a child, or taking care of a sick family member. These policies guarantee that a job will be waiting when the worker returns.
Family leave legislation covers two out of three workers in West Virginia.
Some additional workers may be covered by individual businesses' family leave policies. You must give your employer 30 days notice if possible, and you will keep your health i nsurance while you are on leave. According to this policy, you must work for twelve weeks as a permanent employee and give two weeks notice before taking your twelve weeks of leave. You can also take your leave part-time, but in this case your leave period cannot exceed 12 consecutive months. A lack of widely available, affordable, quality child-care means that many women struggle to make ends meet, and are unable to give their children a quality lifestyle.