Paid-Leave Benefits Lagging For Working Moms In US

By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro

A Census Bureau analysis shows that women given time off for pregnancy, birth and child care has leveled off. Currently, about half of working first-time mothers pass up paychecks to care for their newborns due to the lack of maternity leave offered by companies. Not surprisingly, mothers with lower educational attainment are nearly four times more likely than college graduates to be denied paid maternity benefits. That’s the widest gap over the past 50 years.

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