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that can't be right ? anyone from the US care to confirm this ? even for them it sounds absurd
There is no federal law guaranteeing maternity leave in the USA. We have a law that you have to provide ... I want to say 12? ... Weeks unpaid leave for new mothers but that's pretty much it. They may be able to claim short term disability for some time they're out of work which is half your income not all of it.
Some individual states may have protections in their laws but it's certainly not the norm. It really comes down to the company you work for. I work for a nice company. They gave me 10 weeks paid leave for parental leave, which is even more rare here for any kind of paternity leave (I'm a dude).
It's pretty sad honestly.
Thanks for the additional info, I am bit shocked tbf. Good that your company seems decent in that regard
As a person who lives in the USA even I am shocked constantly at how fucked up things really are here.
Then you have people who rejoice that we have the "freedom" for companies to fuck you and they bend over to take it with a smile. They're the worst. Lumpenproletariat
I learned a word ! cheers
It's by federal/national level. Most states have some form of it. You can surely guess which ones don't.
How many states actually provide paid leave?
Looks like 10. California, Washington, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland, New York, Delaware, Jersey, Illinois.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/paid-maternity-leave-by-state
Certainly not "most states", so you're right to be skeptical.
surely the ones where there's the most freedom. Careful about implying causation, though. could be a fluke
In NY any private company with more than 100 employees is required to provide 12 weeks of protected time off to mothers,fathers and adoptive parents. The state collects an extra paid leave tax from our payroll that pays around 70% of your salary while youre out. You have 1 calendar year from birth/adoption to use the leave
Nice ! what about companies with fewer than 100 employees, do you have any idea ?
As far as I know there is no requirement for them. I assume based on the hardship to absorb the workload