Failing Our Families
In the United States today, whether you can take a few paid sick days or a few weeks of paid family or medical leave, and whether your employer must make reasonable accommodations that allow you to continue working through your pregnancy, all depend on where you work.
If you work in California, New York or the District of Columbia, there are several laws in place that help protect your health and your economic security when you become an expecting or new parent. But if you work in Idaho, Michigan, Oklahoma or most other states, you're mostly or entirely at the mercy of the "boss lottery" - if you don't have a boss who supports fair and family friendly workplaces, chances are, you're out of luck.
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If you work in California, New York or the District of Columbia, there are several laws in place that help protect your health and your economic security when you become an expecting or new parent. But if you work in Idaho, Michigan, Oklahoma or most other states, you're mostly or entirely at the mercy of the "boss lottery" - if you don't have a boss who supports fair and family friendly workplaces, chances are, you're out of luck.
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