Slate provides a serious look at the state of maternity leave.  Recently, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that Massachusetts law did not protect individuals who took more time than explicitly stated in the state law – 8 weeks.  In the case under review, the employee had relied on verbal permission.

See Slate article for an understanding of the limits of state and federal law and how badly we lag behind all other developed countries in the world on the matter of paid leave.   See Slate:    slate.com/id/2263065