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by ac29 1038 days ago
The US has maternity/paternity leave via the FMLA, but its not very long (12 weeks) and its not paid. Small businesses (<50 employees) are also exempt.
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camgunz 1038 days ago
Unpaid leave isn't what anyone means here. It's not helpful to tell a wage worker to take FMLA for three months and thereby lose a quarter of your yearly income.
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andsoitis 1038 days ago
Small business owners fight against these things, while big corporations typically provide paid parental leave.

Something tells me that people, when they have to foot the bill, are not willing to pay others when they're not doing work.

Even in a place like The Netherlands, you only get paid for the first 9 out of 26 weeks of parental leave, and only 70% of your salary at that: https://business.gov.nl/regulation/leave-schemes/#:~:text=Em....

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camgunz 1038 days ago
It's a little hard to explain NL's policy, but basically what most people do (and hilariously what everyone expects you to do) is:

- take 6 weeks off (get paid for one)

- take one day off a week for the next 63 weeks at 70% pay

This is way better than FMLA, and it's also not even close to the best policy in the EU (ex: I think Spain and France give you 16 weeks at full pay).

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