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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Newborns are hard and I am 1000% supportive of inclusive policies.
But does anyone else kind of worry that by making everything equal, that we ignore the realities of childbirth on a mother?  I don’t know what the solution is— I certainly want adoptive parents, partners, etc to have time off, but I also feel like as a society we already gloss over the challenges of childbirth (it’s natural! It’s wonderful!) and don’t provide physical or mental supports to birth moms- many of whom are recovering from surgery, potentially life-threatening complications, or long term issues requiring PT. I guess what I’m saying is that fair is not always equal.

I don’t mean to hijack your thread, OP, and congrats on writing a thoughtful policy. [/quote]

YES.  I agree paid leave is great for all new parents.  But it should be STANDARD to have 6-8 weeks paid medical leave.  It should be covered under short term disability.  That's one thing my company got right so I did end up with about 5 weeks of paid leave, which I was grateful for.  But it should be standard for all women,[b] even those who work at McDonalds[/b].[/quote]

McDonald's Corporation offers 12 weeks of paid maternity leave, 2 weeks of paid paternity leave. Walmart has paid maternity leave too.

I disagree that it should be under STD. STD benefits are often not that generous and you have to run through all your paid leave first and then the pay isn't 100%. [/quote]

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