Half of working moms get paid maternity leave

No, it's not the employer's responsibility

• What draft.

• Yeah, the name Bruce kinda gave that away.

• The problem is those that take advantage of "paid maternity leave." I had a girl start working for my department and she never told us she was 2 months pregnant at the time. She did not start showing until her 3 month probationary period, and once she got past that and became full time she came to  …

• Problem is Dan, it isn't just one. California has such liberal employee laws it is ridiculous. You can get just about any doctor to write off anything you want, and it is law. I have one close their pinky in an elevator (somehow didn't know what the buttons are for) and kept getting two weeks after  …

• Than we'd have to call you Rod_Mother. Has a ring to it.

• Doesn't matter, Congress has spent the next 200 years worth already.

• What happens to a company when they all take that 3 months rude. How do you run a company for 12 months on 9 months productivity. I work in a hospital. Give me a clue on how you can treat your patients for those 3 months you have no or not near enough nursing, doctors, ancillary departments, etc. I' …

• Well Marlene and Katy, we have 9 people that agree with rude above. Guess they could care less if their hospitals, fire departments, police, electric company, water, gas.... all shut down for 3 months. Maybe it'll be their house burning down, child who is sick, winter with no heat. We are so blessed …

• vespergirl, Deb will have put in her own funds for her own SS and Medicare by the time she retires. Not your kids. Just because our wonderful politicians took this country's retirement funds and spent them, than try to spin a tale about how they need more taxes to supplement it, does not mean your k …