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Originally Posted by FETCHER.
Is that common in America? If so, that is horrific. My sister wasn’t even allowed to drive for around a month after a c section. Surely a section would fall under being off work sick because she had to get surgery?? :|
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Hi, Fetch - welcome back! The U.S. is the only industrialized nation that does not mandate companies to provide paid parental leave -- only New York, New Jersey, California, Rhode Island, Washington and the District of Columbia have passed paid family leave laws -- otherwise, it's up to individual companies to voluntarily set their own paid parental leave policy.
It's awful this woman had to return to work so soon after a C-section, which is major surgery. Especially if she is lifting anything on the job (absolutely no lifting should be done from 4-6 weeks after a C-section).