America is the only country that doesn't offer any type of parental leave.
You might get two or three days or something like that, and then everyone pats themselves on the back saying how progressive we are.
It's absolutely horrific when you consider people may have medical issues which cause them to need to take a bit more time off.
But guess what, you now have insane medical bills, and pressure to get back to work. It's not unheard of for a woman to just get fired if she takes off too much time for a pregnancy.
Sure, that's illegal, but workers are treated so horribly in America. You're lucky to get your paycheck half the time.
No idea. My company employees tens of thousands of people who all of this access. What I don't know is how many more also have similar benefits. I would guess most large companies give this sort of benefit.
>Today, only 21% of US workers have access to paid family leave through their employers, even though, according to the Pew Research Center in 2015, both parents work full-time in almost half all two-parent families.
You might get two or three days or something like that, and then everyone pats themselves on the back saying how progressive we are.
It's absolutely horrific when you consider people may have medical issues which cause them to need to take a bit more time off.
But guess what, you now have insane medical bills, and pressure to get back to work. It's not unheard of for a woman to just get fired if she takes off too much time for a pregnancy.
Sure, that's illegal, but workers are treated so horribly in America. You're lucky to get your paycheck half the time.