The reason it is societies problem, is because society doesn't want to pay higher taxes so the government forces the burden on to companies who can feel free to

The reason it is societies problem, is because society doesn't want to pay higher taxes so the government forces the burden on to companies who can feel free to lower its employees wages across the board to cover maternity and sick leave expenses. I know in France parental leave is paid primarily through social insurance (IE the government) because the French have little problem in paying for services they want. The US is not the world, please do not base your judgements of the way parental leave works on the way it works in the US.