American Express is expanding its paid parental leave policy to 20 weeks for all of its U.S.-based salaried employees—mothers and fathers—beginning Jan. 1, 2017. Ikea US is pushing paid parental leave to 16 weeks for salaried and hourly workers.
In its Dec. 12 announcement, American Express, a global financial services firm, said that its parental leave policy covers employees who become parents by birth, adoption and surrogacy. In addition to the 20 weeks of paid parental leave, birthing mothers will be eligible to receive paid, medically necessary leave related to the birth of their child, generally six to eight additional weeks.
