• ALilOff@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    My company laid off 2 people whilst on maternity leave and being a mostly remote company, my coworkers were in different states.

    The one in California sued and got a decent amount from the lawsuit. However the one in Texas didn’t see as bright of an ending.

    Maternity leave needs to be protected federally, as right now I think only a handful of states have laws protecting employees on maternity leave.

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      Newborn family leave needs to be protected federally.

      FTFY, why shouldn’t we try to have both parents around while we’re at it.

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      The fact that it’s not protected is all down to America’s fear of democratic socialism and workers rights.