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Monday, August 24th, 2015

Paid Leave This Week: 25 Percent of New Moms Return to Work After Just Two Weeks

Author:     Esther Breger
Source:     New Republic
Publication Date:     August 21, 2015
 Link: Paid Leave This Week: 25 Percent of New Moms Return to Work After Just Two Weeks
Stephan:   I have two very young grandsons, and it has made me think a lot about the time modern working American women get to take off after the birth of a baby. As this report shows in the U.S. it is two weeks, based on actual data. In contrast yesterday I read a story about how the Duchess of Cambridge was taking five months off from her official duties, after the birth of her daughter. In Norway by statute parental leave is either 49 weeks at 100% salary or 59 weeks at 80% salary. The benefit is further defined describing how the money is to be divided between the parents. Which approach do you think increases wellness? Why aren't we doing that?
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Here’s what you need to know about paid leave, working parents, and child care in the United States and abroad.

Over a quarter of new moms go back to work two weeks after giving birth. And 12 percent took only a week off, according to a report from In These Times. Forget unlimited leave or other Silicon Valley perks—this is what America’s terrible parental leave policies actually mean for working-class women.

What’s next for Silicon Valley’s benefits arms race? Now that the latest trend in tech is increased parental leave, some are hoping that companies that offer on-site dry cleaning will add on-site daycare too.

No paternity leave for Amazon workers. After this week’s New York Times expose of Amazon’s brutal workplace culture sparked criticism, the company released its parental leave policy: 12 weeks paid time off for new mothers, but male employees are out of luck.

Request maternity leave and you might get fired—if you’re an independent contractor. Uber isn’t the only company misclassifying employees. The Washington Post spoke to a woman who worked […]

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