PL+US Paid Leave

Walmart is the largest private employer of women in the country, and while they give 12 weeks paid leave to corporate moms, hourly workers get little or no paid leave. Other big companies, like Starbucks, have similar policies.

A staggering 94% of low-income parents, in fact, do not receive paid leave. This short profiles a former Walmart Employee's struggles to raise her son while returning to work just a week after his birth.