This website gives all kinds of information about maternity leave. Its provides for the definition on maternity leave as well as other kinds of leaves that people have available to them. It gives info on what kinds of leave are available and when it is the right time to take it.
I definitely believe each one of these coverages are important and should be offered to everyone. I personally work a job in the service industry, which I understand is my choice, and I do not have any of these available to me and it can be very stressful at times.
This webpage talks about the Family And Medical Leave Act that provides family with Unpaid leave for up to about twelve weeks. That is to say that the only law that was set in place and only amended a couple of years ago doesn't provide full coverage leave.