In December 2024, New York’s governor confirmed that an additional twenty hours of paid prenatal leave for privately employed pregnant workers would take effect on 1 January 2025. Official employer guidance describes a separate entitlement for pregnancy-related health appointments, including access for part-time staff and newly hired employees. Keep the entitlement distinct The guidance measures the twenty hours over fifty-two weeks from first use and permits hourly increments. It

In June 2024, Norway’s Ministry of Children and Families announced that the parental-benefit period at the 80 percent coverage level would increase from 295 to 306 benefit days from 1 July 2024. The stated objective was to bring the total payment broadly into line with the 100 percent option. The change concerned the relationship between replacement level and duration within the statutory system. Compare the whole benefit period A