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A variety of programs are available to parents taking maternity or paternity leaves, typically a combination of disability insurance, federal Family Medical Leave, New York State Paid Family Leave, ...

How does maternity leave work? Because there's no nationally mandated paid family leave in the U.S., most moms end up pulling together a combination of other benefits and time off to create their ...

Sometimes it might feel good to call a co-worker a soul-less and morally bankrupt person. And if that person is a lawyer, you might think that the jokes just write themselves. But nothing good can ...

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would give federal employees four weeks of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child. It’s not clear whether the bill will pass ...

Thinking about starting a family soon? In America, that means you need to be thinking about your employer’s parental leave policies. Unless you’re lucky enough to be sitting on a tall stack of cash, ...