Maternity Leave Planner
Sketch the dates, last day at your desk, first day back, so the conversation with HR starts on solid ground.
Sketch your leave dates: when you’ll wrap up at work, when leave starts and ends, and when you’d be back. Date math only, your employer and state rules decide eligibility and pay.
0 means working right up to the due date.
Many Massachusetts parents plan around 12 weeks; enter what fits your situation.
How this works
We count back from your due date by your “stop working” days to get your leave start (your last work day is the day before), then add your leave length to find the end date and your first day back.
Real life tip: babies arrive on their own timetable, so many parents pad the plan by a week or two on each side and confirm the details with HR before announcing dates.
Sources & method
Pure calendar arithmetic: leave starts your chosen number of days before the due date and runs for your chosen number of weeks. Babies keep their own schedules, so build in flexibility. Eligibility, job protection, and pay are governed by your employer’s policies and programs like Massachusetts PFML, see mass.gov/pfml.
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