Definitions for "Parental Leave"
Employees can now take parental leave starting when a child is born through the day before his or her first birthday. The law governing parental and nursing care leave guarantees workers up to 12 months of leave even if their employers do not offer such a program. Payments of health insurance and other social security premiums are waived for both the workers and the employers during the leave. Workers receiving pay cuts of a certain size can obtain unemployment insurance benefits. Starting in April, the duration of parental leave can be extended to up to a year and a half for those who cannot place their children in day care centers or who have other problems. In addition to full-time employees, part-timers and contracted workers are now able to take parental leave if certain conditions are met.
A benefit designed to provide employees with approved paid or unpaid time off following the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a dependent.
The leave entitlement provided under the Family and Medical Leave Act for birth and care or placement for adoption or foster care of a child to be taken before the end of the first 12 months following the date of birth or placement.