REQUIRE EMPLOYERS WITH MORE THAN 1,000 EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE UP TO 12 WEEKS PAID MATERNITY LEAVE.

THERE ARE ALREADY COMPANIES PROVIDING PAID MATERNITY LEAVE VOLUNTARILY TO THEIR ASSOCIATES DURING MATERNITY LEAVE. WHY SHOULD ONLY EMPLOYEES THAT WORK AT THOSE SPECIFIED COMPANIES GET THE BENEFITS THAT ALL WOMEN SHOULD HAVE? OUT OF 178 NATIONS, THE UNITED STATES IS 1 OF ONLY 3 NATIONS THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE PAID MATERNITY LEAVE TO PREGNANT WOMEN. ROUGHLY 25% OF WOMEN ON UNPAID MATERNITY LEAVE ARE SINGLE PARENTS WHICH MAKES BEING OUT OF WORK THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO ENDURE FOR UP TO THE 12 WEEKS LEAVE FMLA PROVIDES. LETS GET WITH THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE THIS VITAL BENEFIT TO ALL WORKING MOMS-TO-BE AND STOP FORCING THEM TO RETURN TO WORK TOO EARLY DUE TO FINANCIAL BURDEN.