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In the United States, the National Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave for women. But the FLMA has loopholes (for example, it doesn't apply to companies with less than 50 employees). So, for this reason, many women don't actually receive 12 weeks of maternity leave, and many women (even if their employers do qualify) can't take off 12 weeks of unpaid work. There is currently no comparable federal paternity leave policy in the United States. However, the Paid Parental Leave policy of Seattle may close some of these loopholes. In Seattle, if you've been in a position for at least 6 months, and if the position is regularly appointed position and/or temporary benefits-eligible, you're eligible for parental leave when you experience the birth of a child, placement of a child for adoption, placement of a child for foster care, placement of a child for legal guardianship.<ref>[http://www.seattle.gov/personnel/benefits/PaidParentalLeave.asp Paid Parental Leave]</ref>