What's Up With Paid Parental Leave In The U.S.?

2,908 views · Published 15 November 2016 · 1:19 · Indexed 28 October 2026

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Americans typically don't get paid parental leave. But millennials are putting pressure on employers and politicians to change this. NPR national desk correspondent Jennifer Ludden sums it up.

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