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FMLA and Parental Leave in the US – Pregnancy & Newborn

Sharita Gruberg, vice president for economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families, the organization that originally drafted the FMLA, explains, “[FMLA] guarantees eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per [12-month period] to care for a newborn or newly adopted child, recover from their own serious health conditions, including pregnancy, or care for a seriously ill family member.”

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Why Offering Paid Leave Is Good for Your Business – business.com

The National Partnership for Women and Families estimates that presenteeism costs the United States more than $1.1 billion annually in preventable emergency room visits among workers without paid sick days. This can be avoided or reduced by incorporating paid sick leave policies in company budgets.

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Nearly one-third of low-income Asian women now live in states with limited abortion access – NBC News

According to new data from the National Partnership for Women & Families and an NBC News analysis, 31% of lower-income Asian women of reproductive age live in states that have banned or are set to ban abortions. With reproductive care becoming harder to access each day, experts say the most vulnerable groups will be the most crippled — and face the starkest consequences.

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