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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) *
Parental Leave Policy
Employees may take 12 weeks of leave following the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child. Employees receive one month of paid leave for each year that they have been employed, for a total of 3 months. Where short-term disability benefits are available, JDC will pay the difference between the employee's full salary and the disability benefit for the period of time in which the employee is eligible for paid leave. Employees may use accrued vacation or sick days to extend the paid portion of their leave.

American Jewish World Service *
Parental Leave Policy
Employees may take up to 12 weeks of parental leave after completing one year of full or regular part time employment. Those who have worked less than 3 years are eligible for 6 weeks of paid and up to 6 weeks of unpaid leave. Employees with three years of service or more are eligible for 8 weeks of paid leave and up to 4 weeks of unpaid leave. Employees are required to use all but five days of accrued vacation and all but five days of accrued sick leave to add paid time to the unpaid portion of their leave.

Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies (AJFCA)
Parental Leave Policy
Full-time employees are eligible for three months of unpaid leave, and may use accrued vacation time to be paid for some portion of this leave.

Avoda Arts *
Parental Leave Policy
Employees may take up to 12 weeks of parental leave, with 8 weeks at full pay. Employees can use accumulated vacation and banked sick days to add paid time to the 8 weeks of paid leave. This benefit is available to those who have worked at Avoda Arts for at least two years.

Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps *
Parental Leave Policy

AVODAH Parental Leave

For the birth or adoption or foster placement of a child in the employee's home, AVODAH grants eligible employees up to six (6) weeks of paid parental leave and an additional six (6) weeks of unpaid leave (that may be offset by unused earned paid time) such that the leave, in combination with any disability leave or paid time off, does not exceed 12 weeks in any 24-month period. Parental leave runs concurrently with sick days, medical leave and family and medical leave.

Note – Employees working in Washington, D.C. who have been working at AVODAH for at least 12 months for at least 1,000 hours may be eligible for up to 16 workweeks of unpaid parental leave in any 24-month period, provided that they meet the requirements under local law.

Note – Female employees working in Louisiana who seek leave for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions will be eligible for up to four months of unpaid parental leave under state law.

Eligibility

All regular full-time and regular part-time employees who have completed at least one year of employment are eligible.

· AVODAH grants eligible employees with less than two (2) years of service, two weeks of paid parental leave, in addition to any disability leave or paid time off. Employees with two or more years of service with AVODAH are granted six (6) weeks of paid parental leave, in addition to any disability leave or paid time off.

· An employee must make a request for leave in writing at least two weeks prior to the start of the leave to the immediate supervisor and Executive Director.

· Parental leave must be taken within one year of the birth, adoption, or placement of a foster child.

· An employee is required to use all time-off benefits available (with the exception of five days of vacation time) to cover any period of unpaid parental leave.

· Generally, upon return from parental leave, the employee will be reinstated to the position held prior to the leave or to an equivalent position with equivalent salary and benefits.

· During a parental leave, employee insurance benefits remain in effect while the employee continues to make any required contributions. For any unpaid portion of the leave, insurance payments normally deducted through payroll may be prepaid or sent in monthly by the employee. The employee must notify the Director of Finance & Operations about his or her plans to pay the required contributions during the leave and make arrangements accordingly.

· Time-off benefits do not accrue during parental leave.

· If a parental leave exceeds one month, any salary increase for which the employee may be eligible may be reduced proportionately to compensate for the length of the leave. Said salary increase will not begin until the employee returns from parental leave.

· If an employee fails to return to work from the leave, AVODAH may require reimbursement from the employee for the six (6) weeks of parental leave.

· Failure to return from leave on the expected return date may be considered a voluntary resignation without notice as of that date.

Bikkurim *
Parental Leave Policy
Employees may take up 6 months of parental leave, with 3 months at full pay. Employees can use accumulated vacation days and banked sick days and to add paid time to the three months of paid leave. There is no minimum employment requirement for this benefit.

Center for Jewish Life -- Hillel at Princeton University *
Parental Leave Policy
Upon the birth or adoption of a child, all employees who have completed one year of service are eligible for up to 120 days of leave. A woman who has given birth is eligible for up to 3 weeks paid leave prior to the birth and 10 weeks of paid leave following the birth. The Center for Jewish Life will pay the difference between the employee's full-time salary and the New Jersey State Disability benefit. Following the 10 paid weeks, she may use up to 30 days of unused accrued sick leave, and following that may use unused accrued vacation time to add to the period of paid leave. When that time has been used, she may have unpaid leave for the remainder of the 120 days. Employees other than the birth mother who become parents are entitled to 10 days of paid leave, after which they may use up to 10 days of accrued sick leave and vacation. When no vacation leave remains, the employees will have unpaid leave for the remainder of the 120 days.

Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Parental Leave Policy
Employees may take up to 12 weeks of parental leave, with one week paid for each year of tenure at CJP, for a maximum of 4 paid weeks. Employees can use all accrued vacation time and banked sick days (up to 60) to add paid time to the weeks of paid leave. This benefit is available to those who have worked at CJP for at 1250 hours of the prior 12 months.

Congregation B'nai Jeshurun *
Parental Leave Policy
Full-time employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental leave.