The confusion around maternity leave and sick leave is also, I think, very upsetting to a lot of us, and around the fact that there have been some interpretations now that people can only get sick leave if they declare it before the pregnancy, though it was designed for postpartum depression and complications of pregnancy, as well as cancer or a car accident.
This bill is obviously intended for the military, but I am concerned that these things also apply to military families. I just hope we're looking at what the intent was, of being able to get a full 65 weeks for sickness as well as parental leave, in lieu of the, I think, rather tight interpretations that have been taken by the umpire decisions and the guidance documents, which seem quite separate from the intent of the bill.