NYS Maternity Leave?

kac0807

Ok so the other day this woman I work with asked me when I was going to "go out" of work. I told her I was probably going to work right up until my EDD because I wanted to save my vacation time for after the baby arrives. She was telling me that she used to work for the state and that all women are entitled to 4 weeks prior to their delivery without question and anything more than that would need a medical excuse. I told her I had never heard of that or been told that by our HR dept. Have any of you ever heard of this?