This Just In…
Fifty-one percent of working women who had their first birth between 2006 and 2008 received paid leave (i.e. maternity leave, sick leave, vacation), compared with 42 percent between 1996 and 2000, according to a report by the U.S. Census Bureau, “Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers: 1961-2008.”
“The last three decades have seen major changes in the work patterns of expectant mothers,” said Lynda Laughlin, a family demographer at the Census Bureau. “Access to paid leave makes it possible for mothers to care for their newborns and maintain financial stability.”
The likelihood that a mother has access to paid leave varies with age, hours worked and education. About 24 percent of women under age 22 used paid leave compared with 61 percent of women 25 and older. Full-time workers were more likely to use paid-leave benefits than part-time workers (56 percent and 21 percent, respectively). Women who have not graduated from high school are less likely to have paid maternity leave as women who have graduated from college.
For more information on maternity leave and other pregnancy-related employment issues, please contact us.
Pregnancy and Maternity: Avoid Costly Discrimination Claims
Low-Cost Options Enhance Life Benefits
Do Your Benefits Communications Make the Grade?
How Does Your 401(k) Measure Up?
The information presented and conclusions within are based upon our best judgment and analysis. It is not guaranteed information and does not necessarily reflect all available data. Web addresses are current at time of publication but subject to change. SmartsPro Marketing does not engage in the solicitation, sale or management of securities or investments, nor does it make any recommendations on securities or investments. This material may not be quoted or reproduced in any form without publisher’s permission. All rights reserved. ©2012 SmartsPro Marketing. Tel. 877-762-7877. www.smartspromarketing.com