maternity leave
noun
: time off from a job given a mother to take care of a newborn child
The company granted her maternity leave.
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In 2020, the WNBA rectified their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that included full salaries on maternity leave, a child care stipend, and benefits to support adoption, surrogacy and fertility treatments.
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Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Players are guaranteed their full salaries while on maternity leave.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
One person familiar with her role says she was brought back on then as an executive assistant to cover for a colleague out on maternity leave.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
In an episode of Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce released on Thursday, April 10 — previously tapped, as Kelce welcomed her daughter Finn on March 30 and is currently on maternity leave — a listener asked how Kelce kept her cool while interviewing the former First Lady.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Players are guaranteed their full salaries while on maternity leave.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
One person familiar with her role says she was brought back on then as an executive assistant to cover for a colleague out on maternity leave.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
In an episode of Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce released on Thursday, April 10 — previously tapped, as Kelce welcomed her daughter Finn on March 30 and is currently on maternity leave — a listener asked how Kelce kept her cool while interviewing the former First Lady.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Maternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternity%20leave. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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