claim: "we are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave."
author: kirsten gillibrand
evidence_1: may 6, 2015 ... in time for mother's day, advocates remind people that the u.s. is one of only  three nations in the world that doesn't offer paid maternity leave. ... "for workers  without paid family leave, taking time off to care for a new baby or a seriously ill  loved one can have devastating long-term financial consequences, ...
evidence_2: jan 21, 2015 ... middle-class economics means helping working families feel more secure in a  world of constant change," he said. "that means helping folks ... "today, we're the  only advanced country on earth that doesn't guarantee paid sick leave or paid  maternity leave to our workers," he said. we'll put aside the part ...
evidence_3: jul 15, 2015 ... all of the u.s. days represented below are federal holidays (which are also not  guaranteed days off for all workers); the rest of the nations mandate paid vacation  days in addition. it's a similar story on sick days — among high-income countries,  the u.s. alone does not mandate sick leave, according to data ...
evidence_4: sep 26, 2016 ... despite shifting responsibilities for american parents, the u.s. is the only one of  41 nations that does not mandate any paid leave for new parents. ... in almost  half of two-parent households, both parents now work full-time, and in 40% of all  families with children, the mother is the sole or primary breadwinner ...
evidence_5: apr 6, 2016 ... the united states is one of only two countries in the world that don't mandate  paid maternity leave, spurring individual cities and states to pass laws providing  ... according to the international labor organization (ilo), a united nations  agency, the only other country that doesn't guarantee paid leave for new ...