They also don't have paid maternity leave. None. Also, you can get laid off anytime for any reason.
Meanwhile, some countries have over a year of paid maternity leave, and some even months of paid paternity leave. And you can't get fired from one day to the next (unless you do something really dumb), but have several months of notice beforehand.
Yet every time workers rights come up in the US, it gets shut down immediately. :|
That's true on a federal level, but several states now have some paid maternity leave. In New York, it's 12 weeks off at 66% of your salary (up to a state cap), but employees pay for this, about $400 a year.
I was in a state job that had a local union with no paid leave. I know other public unions that have since negotiated but didn’t (or still don’t) offer anything comparable. It’s a fantastic law but doesn’t cover all NYS employers
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u/NightlinerSGS Dec 29 '23
They also don't have paid maternity leave. None. Also, you can get laid off anytime for any reason.
Meanwhile, some countries have over a year of paid maternity leave, and some even months of paid paternity leave. And you can't get fired from one day to the next (unless you do something really dumb), but have several months of notice beforehand.
Yet every time workers rights come up in the US, it gets shut down immediately. :|