MANDATE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE

There are 193 countries in the United Nations, and just a few do not mandate paid parental leave, including: New Guinea, Suriname, a few island nations in the South Pacific, and the U.S.

According to data from the Pew Research Center, the U.S. is the only country among 41 nations that does not have a mandated paid leave program for new parents. The 41 nations make up the members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU).

Of the 40 nations with mandatory paid leave, the shortest amount of paid leave required is about two months. On the other hand, the country of Estonia provides workers with more than a year and a half of paid leave after becoming new parents.

This is absurd – we are supposed to be the greatest country in the world, but lag behind nearly every other first-world country.

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Among 41 countries, only U.S. lacks paid parental leave.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

H.R.6275 – Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2018
115th Congress (2017-2018)
Sponsor: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (Introduced 06/28/2018)

H.R.1022 – Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017
115th Congress (2017-2018)
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (Introduced 02/13/2017)

MEDIA COVERAGE

Biden and Democrats Propose National Paid Leave – Steven Findlay: healthaffairs.org

Workers could get 12 weeks of paid leave under Biden’s plan. Here are the details – Annie Nova: CNBC

Biden to unveil $1.8 trillion plan for children and families — here’s what’s in it – Kevin Breuninger: CNBC