A recent state-by-state analysis shows that not many states have expanded on the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) unpaid leave protections or adopted other policies to help expecting and new parents who are employed. However, California received all ‘A’s for the state’s paid leave policy efforts.
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The analysis, “Expecting Better: A State-by-State Analysis of Laws That Help Expecting and New Parents,” is the most comprehensive analysis to date of state laws and regulations governing paid leave and other workplace rights for expecting and new parents in the United States.
The analysis was conducted by the National Partnership for Women and Families. The full study grades all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) on the basis of their passage of select laws that offer greater leave or workplace protections than federal law provides.
California was the only state to receive an “A.” New York and D.C. earned grades of “A-,” and 11 states earn grades of “B.” However, 10 states earn grades of “C,” 15 states earn grades of “D,” and 12 states receive grades of “F” for failing to enact a single workplace policy to help expecting or new parents.
To view the nationwide map of grades and read more details, click here.