2 questions HR type questions:

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July 6,2022 at 8:30PM UTC

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2 questions HR type questions:

1. If I’m on maternity leave then personal leave does that count towards my time worked at a company?

2. Can I legally work for 2 companies at once (they are not competing companies) for 6 weeks so I don’t have to pay back my sign on bonus?

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AnonymousJuly 6,2022 at 9:35PM UTC
I'm not HR but I've been on maternity leave and all that time counted as 'employed' even when I left 2 weeks after coming back to work. I was freelancing too (outside of business hours). I'm not aware of any legal restriction for working at two companies while on leave. Its typically internal policy per organization and is recognized by FMLA regulations. The policy would apply to everyone whether on leave or not. What can they do about it? Probably not much. If you are violating their 'moonlighting' policies, they can likely ask you for the sign-on bonus returned and healthcare premiums they paid while you were on leave... If they actually found out.
AnonymousJuly 7,2022 at 1:38PM UTC
I’m technically not on FMLA. I’m taking pregnancy disability (California resident) and then 2 months of personal leave (no pay and no job security) since I have not been at the company for a year. And I really do not trust our HR department to even ask if that time counts towards the calendar year of paying my sign on back. At this time paying the sign on back after 2 months of no pay would be a financial burden so keeping 2 jobs for 6 weeks seems a lot better. I looked in my contract and it doesn’t say anything about moonlighting either.
AnonymousJuly 7,2022 at 1:54PM UTC
Hi there! Have you tried posting in the HR Professionals group? https://fairygodboss.com/groups/B1DNS5C9B/human-resources-professionals/community-discussion/KrnlfP3rd/hello-hr-experts-looking-for