There are only three countries in the world that does not mandate any paid leave for new parents; these countries are: Papua New Guinea, Oman, and the United States. According to Scarr (2001), “The United States is the only industrialized country in the world that does not have a mandated, job-protected, paid family leave” (p. 182). Without paid family leave, working parents-to-be not only have to worry about their new child but also the time they have to be off work. Currently the United States have The Family and Medical Leave Act, which guarantees new parents, people with gravely ill family members, and people who are dealing with serious illnesses the right to take twelve weeks of unpaid leave in a twelve month period without fear of losing
