<prompt> Human: Hello All- My wife 3rd grade teacher in Iowa recently switched to a new school district for this school year 2017. Unfortunately with that change her employer is advising that she only has 9 personal days to use and any time off over that will be not paid. Do we have any options with short term disability or anything of that nature to help? She was advised that FMLA does not apply due to her being there less than a year. Any advicecouncil is appreciated!  <response>: FMLA isnt paid leave. It just guarantees you wont lose your job if you return within the set timeframe. If she already had a short term disability policy before she got pregnant, then that may have a provision for pay post-delivery. If she doesnt already have one, one she gets now will not cover pregnancy or delivery. 