A young couple I know, had their first child,, now Trump Recession hitting them

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

Nice young couple I know.

Struggled to get pregnant, lots of fertility treatments
over a few years,

Now their miracle baby is here.

Of course, even though she has a great job at a hospital,
some sort of administrative position, that hospital being
‘attached’ to a public university ,, well the maternity leave benefits
are minimal.

Essentially, no pay maternity leave, but a guaranteed job on return
in 60 days, or something like that. Their so-called PAID maternity leave
is using up your accumulated vacation days, and accumulated sick days.

So it’s really not a PAID maternity leave at all, just bullshit media propaganda by this Red State.

AND the husband, well he did really well financially in Real Estate,
Up until the last couple of months, thanks to idiot Trump.

They will survive financially,

But their savings is getting hit, since they live in a Red State
where her hospital employer doesn’t provide ‘real’ paid maternity leave.

And their health care coverage is thru her job at hospital,
So after vacation day pay is used up, they will pay out
of pocket for continuing insurance coverages.


My, how They would have a far better life in Sweden

[Irish_Dem]

1. The US is the richest country in the history of the world.

And its citizens are treated far worse than other industrialized countries.

[lapucelle]

2. We are lucky to have very generous Paid Family Leave benefits in NYS.

It's another reason to help elect Democrats up and down the ballot every single year.

Bonding Leave for the Birth of a Child

Bonding with Your New Baby

Parents can take job-protected, paid time off to bond with their newborn within the first 12 months of the child’s birth.

Some important information about Paid Family Leave for bonding with your new baby:

Paid Family Leave may only begin after birth and is not available for prenatal conditions.
Parents who work for the same employer and want to take Paid Family Leave at the same time may do so unless their employer objects.
Your employer’s insurance carrier will receive and process requests for Paid Family Leave, and make your benefit payments.

You may be eligible to take up to 12 weeks of Paid Family Leave at 67 percent of your pay, up to a cap.

https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/bonding-leave-birth-child