By contrast, in America, our maternity and paid leave are abhorrent, especially since we're the only nation that does not
mandate paid maternity leave.
But America — the greatest country in the world according to Americans — does not
mandate paid maternity leave because requiring companies to offer support to new mothers and fathers would undoubtedly turn America (pronounced «Amurrica») into a weak - kneed nanny state like Europe.
The U.S. is the only advanced nation in the world that doesn't
mandate paid maternity leave (most developed countries provide the benefit to fathers or partners as well).
that doesn't have government -
mandated paid maternity leave.
Not exact matches
For many mothers, especially in the United States where
paid maternity leave isn't
mandated, choosing to breastfeed often means pumping several times a day.
This may explain why Australia and the U.S. are the only developed countries with no
mandated period of
paid maternity leave.
Nor does the U.S.
mandate paid maternity or sick
leave as other developed countries do.
A European Union (EU) directive
mandating a
paid 14 - week
maternity leave was adopted as a health and safety measure in 1992 and a directive
mandating a three - month parental
leave was enacted in 1998.1 - 3