tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post115384272775997558..comments2024-03-24T22:24:11.549-07:00Comments on Rice Daddies: Want a New Job--But About to Give Birth? Better Watch Your Step in BakersfieldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1154120502971388402006-07-28T14:01:00.000-07:002006-07-28T14:01:00.000-07:00I agree with the person who responded that the Boa...I agree with the person who responded that the Board felt these two women were the best candidates. I'm wondering when the interviews were held, because I'm thinking both women should have been visably pregnant by that point, so it must have, at some point, been taken into consideration.<BR/><BR/>The company I worked for when my daughter was born required employees to be there 1 year before Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371122721416715477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1154025100040522162006-07-27T11:31:00.000-07:002006-07-27T11:31:00.000-07:00Sorry if I may have come off as anti-parental leav...Sorry if I may have come off as anti-parental leave or anti-woman on this issue. First and foremost I fully support parental leave for both parents. I took a month of parental leave when my son was born last December. My manager who is male is expecting a child in September and plans to take a month of parental leave as well. His manager is female and his manager's manager is female. I currently Newbie Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624359750731978490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1153968068049985892006-07-26T19:41:00.000-07:002006-07-26T19:41:00.000-07:00It seems pretty straightforward to me.The district...It seems pretty straightforward to me.<BR/><BR/>The district interviewed a whole bunch of people. They chose two people who were the best qualified and suited for the job.<BR/><BR/>These two people happen to be women. And they happen to be pregnant. <BR/><BR/>I think it's interesting that people are assuming the women are "gaming the system." <BR/><BR/>Parental leave is a right. That means it is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1153962080791774092006-07-26T18:01:00.000-07:002006-07-26T18:01:00.000-07:00The local paper here ran this unsigned staff edito...The local paper here ran this unsigned staff editorial today:<BR/><BR/>http://www.bakersfield.com/135/story/64013.html<BR/><BR/>Here's how they sum it up:<BR/><BR/>"Mettler proposes a simple change. He told The Californian he would add a yes or no question to contracts: Can you fulfill all contractual obligations, including the commencement of work through the entire employment period, without daddy in a strange landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838412669298860456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1153910043849178752006-07-26T03:34:00.000-07:002006-07-26T03:34:00.000-07:00From a female perspective, I think women should be...From a female perspective, I think women should be allowed maternity leave even if it inconveniently starts post hire. If a woman isn't trying to "game" the system and honestly plans to return to work, then it doesn't really matter when she took her leave in the long run.Superhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247821182638058165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1153857367949222912006-07-25T12:56:00.000-07:002006-07-25T12:56:00.000-07:00This could be found illegal under the auspices of ...This could be found illegal under the auspices of Title VII. If the decision makers made the decision based on the protected class of the teachers, (i.e. female-pregnant) and the women could illustrate that others not similarly situated were treated differently, (e.g. say indiviudals who had to go out on medical leave were hired and in arguendo, the women WEREN'T hired), then the act of harm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1153852821396210912006-07-25T11:40:00.000-07:002006-07-25T11:40:00.000-07:00The State of California actually provides Paid Fam...The State of California actually provides Paid Family Leave Insurance that provides up to six weeks of partial pay for both the mother and father to bond with a new minor child. The program also works for adopted and foster children. The partial pay worked out to about 55% of my salary, which was pretty close to my take home pay offer all of my deductions. That, combined with my PTO made it Newbie Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624359750731978490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1153849075514957402006-07-25T10:37:00.000-07:002006-07-25T10:37:00.000-07:00I don't find this issue very controversial. Contro...I don't find this issue very controversial. Controversial would be 2 male teachers wanting to take paternity leave to support their pregnant wives.<BR/>However, sounds like these 2 women are taking advantage of the system and a policy established for long-term employees. No doubt other, more deserving women in that school(s) will now feel pressure to delay their own pregnancies as a result.<BR/>IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com