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 ### Parental leave 
 
-For complete details, see [this recent guidance](http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/handbook-on-leave-and-workplace-flexibilities-for-childbirth-adoption-and-foster-care.pdf). For a human, readable summary:
+For complete details, see [this recent guidance](http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/handbook-on-leave-and-workplace-flexibilities-for-childbirth-adoption-and-foster-care.pdf). In summary:
 
-Both parents may use their annual or sick leave after the birth of a child, for the period of the mother’s incapacitation. The length of the medically necessary leave is *ultimately determined by a doctor’s note*, but six weeks for a vaginal birth and eight weeks for a cesarean birth is common. After parents exhaust their annual and sick leave, they can run a sick leave deficit of up to the amount they will accrue during their tenure. 
+Federal employees are entitled to use sick leave after the birth of a child or for purposes related to adoption. Both parents may use their annual or sick leave after the birth of a child, for the period of the birth mother’s medical recovery. The length of medically necessary leave is *ultimately determined by a doctor’s note*, but six weeks for a vaginal birth and eight weeks for a cesarean birth is common. If a parent does not have sufficient sick leave, they can run a sick leave deficit of up to the amount they will accrue in the remainder of their tenure. 
 
-Employees may also apply for annual leave donations from other federal employees within their agency. Leave donations may only be used for a medically necessary leave period, as determined by the doctor's note. Leave donations from federal employees outside GSA are considered on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, if spouses are both employed by the federal government, they may donate unlimited annual leave to each other, regardless of the agencies they work for. Leave donations can be used to backfill sick leave and annual leave deficits. 
+Parents may use annual leave to continue their leave beyond the medically necessary leave period. If a parent does not have sufficient annual leave, they can run an annual leave deficit up to the amount they will accrue in the remainder of the calendar year.
 
-**In addition** to the paid leave described above, employees can take leave without pay (under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)) for up to 12 weeks per calendar year. Once you've been an employee of the federal government for at least 12 months, you're eligible to take FMLA, provided your supervisor approves it. You can take this leave within one year of the birth of your child. You do not need to take it all at once. Employees are eligible to take intermittent leave within the first year of their child’s birth. For instance, you could take unpaid leave on Tuesdays and Thursdays for several weeks in a row.
+Employees may also apply for annual leave donations from other federal employees within their agency. Leave donations may only be used for the medically necessary leave period, as determined by the doctor's note. Leave donations from federal employees outside GSA are considered on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, if spouses are both employed by the federal government, they may donate an unlimited amount of annual leave to each other, regardless of the agencies they work for. Leave donations can be used to backfill sick leave and annual leave deficits. 
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+**In addition** to the paid leave described above, employees can take leave without pay. Once you have been an employee of the federal government for at least 12 months, you're eligible to take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for up to 12 weeks per calendar year. You can take this leave within one year of the birth of your child. You do not need to take it all at once. Employees are eligible to take intermittent leave within the first year of their child’s birth. For instance, you could take unpaid leave on Tuesdays and Thursdays for several weeks in a row.
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+Employees who have not been with the the federal government for 12 months and do not qualify for leave under the FMLA may take unpaid leave with approval by their supervisor.