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• Position: Lack of paid maternity leave - Stateline - Brief article

The fact that nearly a quarter of working mothers return to their jobs within two weeks of giving birth might lead you to believe that modern medicine has made childbearing an easy, routine procedure. Think again. Although the federal Family Medical Leave Act requires workplaces with 50 or more employees to offer up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave a year to care for a newborn, adopted or foster child, many mothers can't afford to...