[Dilbert San Diego]

The question is, who pays for this paid leave???

[dynachrome]

I didn’t see how long O’bozo thought the leave should be. I’m thinking 5 years or until the rugrats are in kindergarten.

yeah, that’s the ticket!

[leapfrog0202]

I’d bet the employers.

[MD Expat in PA]

If a woman works for a company that offers Short Term Disability (STD) coverage, and just about everyone I’ve worked for in the last 20 years does, in most cases she is covered up to I believe 6 weeks after delivery, more if her doctor puts her on disability prior to delivery due to a medical condition associated with the pregnancy. That STD may not cover 100% of her salary but it often covers 60% to 80%. And many companies will allow her and other workers out on STD to use time in their PTO bank to cover the difference.

In addition if she works for a company subject to FMLA (50 or more employees), she has job protection if she’s met the 12 month waiting period. FMLA however is unpaid leave, but again they can use their PTO until it is exhausted.

What he is most likely proposing is a statutory maternity leave and pay like they have in the UK. In the UK leave is 39 weeks paid and up to 52 weeks, the remainder unpaid.

https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave/pay

The employer pays it but then they can claim a tax credit for up to 92% (103% for small companies). But everyone is entitled to it (and paternity leave) even if they work part time or for a small employer. If the employer is small and can’t afford it, they can file a claim for relief and then the government I believe pays it directly.

[all the best]

NO, the issue is free and voluntary associations between consenting adults. If you and your employer come to some such arrangement without government guns pointed at anybody’s heads, go for it. If it is fascist orders from Washington, absolutely not.