A Navy dad was able to get 12 weeks of paternity leave through a new policy. It showed him just how much work goes into childcare, and meant his wife felt supported 'mentally and physically.'

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Kaitlyn DeOliveira (left) and her husband Jordan Heathcoat benefitted from the US Navy's new paternity leave policy.

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Ex-Salesforce employee says she was 'washing baby bottles' on maternity leave when she learned she was laid off

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Former Salesforce employee McKenzie Gregory (not pictured) wrote on LinkedIn that she found out she was laid off while on maternity leave.

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Here's a look at how work-life balance compares in the US, France, Australia, and the UK

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Mass layoffs including workers who are pregnant or on parental leave may seem unfair, but it's not illegal in the US — here's why

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Labor lawyers told Insider that people who are pregnant or on FMLA leave aren't automatically protected from mass layoffs.
Labor lawyers told Insider that people who are pregnant or on FMLA leave aren't automatically protected from mass layoffs.

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