New mothers and pregnant women in Alabama have some new federal legal protections, but Alabama is still among a majority of states in the U.S. that do not offer guaranteed paid leave to new parents who are state employees.
Georgia, South Carolina and New Hampshire have all instituted laws guaranteeing paid leave to state workers that are new birth, adoptive or foster parents, according to theGeorgia’s new law went into effect in 2021 and offers eligible state employees up to three weeks of paid parental leave.
New federal provisions mean that Alabama will abide by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP Act, extending certain protections to new mothers.
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