It's hard enough to be a new parent, but U.S. leave policies don’t make it any easier for employees.
As one of the only developed countries in the world without paid time off enshrined into national law, employees are often left on their own to figure out how to start a family. Only 27% of workers in the U.S. private sector had access to paid family leave through their employer in 2023, according to the Department of Labor. Among low-wage earners, that figure drops to 6%.
