The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) grants up to 12 weeks of protected, un-paid job leave at the federal level. That said, many people don’t qualify for maternity leave. In April 2016, the New York ...

The amount of time off work a new parent gets varies wildly depending on where they live. In Bulgaria, mothers get more than a year paid, while in the US there is no national paid leave. Paid ...

The Trump administration earlier this year included a plan for paid parental leave in its 2018 budget proposal, with a stated goal of offering eligible workers six weeks of leave. The proposal was a ...

Angie Mohr, CPA, CA, and CMA, has 18+ years of experience as a freelance finance writer. She is the author of Money$marts and Piggy Banks to Paycheck. Somer G ...