Category: International Law
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With Liberty and Justice for All, and Paid Parental Leave for Some: Spain Expands Access to Paid Parental Leave as the U.S. Continues to Fall Behind
A recent regional court decision in Murcia, Spain entitles single parents to the full amount of paid parental leave previously permitted only to married couples.[1] The regional court decision emerged from a Spanish constitutional court decision in November 2024, which prohibited discrimination against single parents’ children.[2] In 2022, Silvia Pardo Moreno became a single mother,[3]…