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Unpaid Paternity Leave
I believe that all men should take paternity leave, a lot of men do get paternity leave but most of the companies that offer paternity leave don’t offer paid paternity leave and some don’t give the men near as long as women get. Washington, New Jersey, and California are the states that have paid paternity leave. In California a man can take up to six weeks at partial pay. Companies that do allow men to take unpaid paternity leave have to let the person come back with the same job, pay, and seniority as one person left the company. When a person in with the highest pay and the highest rank may not be eligible for paternity leave no matter if it is paid or not, because it could cause economic harm to the company. You can use your unpaid leave
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