I had a search because I didn't believe that any states required employers to offer paid family leave. Some research revealed that the situation is somehow both

I had a search because I didn't believe that any states required employers to offer paid family leave. Some research revealed that the situation is somehow both better than I thought, and also seemingly much worse than I imagined: https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws.aspx#:~:text=Paid%20Family%20Leave%3A%2011%20states,paid%20family%20and%20medical%20leave https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-fam... https://www.zippia.com/advice/average-paid-maternity-leave/ https://www.zippia.com/advice/average-paid-maternity-leave/ There are a few North Korea comparisons in here that I think are tongue-in-cheek but two statistics jumped out at me: (1) 1/3 of new mothers take little to no time off after [...] new child and instead opt to return to work as soon as they’re able (2) The highest rates of paid family leave across any segment or industry appear to be in the 30% range. So only 30% of the jobs most likely to offer this benefit actually do.