Parental leave policies, particularly for maternity, vary greatly across US companies.
Hillary Cookler from UCLA tracks policies at the 500 largest US firms by revenue.
Eighteen companies excel due to clear disclosures and extended leave periods.

Choices about starting a family often hinge on finances, medical costs, lifestyle, and living arrangements.

In the US, workplace policies for new parents can be decisive.

America remains the sole high-income developed nation without federally mandated paid parental leave, though 14 states and Washington, DC, require it.

Employers thus shape family planning and recovery. The Family and Medical Leave Act ensures unpaid, job-protected time off, but paid options depend on company decisions.

Even as some firms like Deloitte and Zoom reduce benefits amid economic pressures, the broader trend favors growth, notes Hillary Cookler, a UCLA Anderson doctoral researcher monitoring policies at the 500 biggest US public companies.

"Paid parental leave has been expanding overall," Cookler shared with Business Insider. "More businesses provide it, and the durations keep increasing."

Her latest October 2025 dataset rates companies on policy openness and paid leave for primary caregivers.

From this, she identified firms that openly share paid parental leave details for both birthing and non-birthing parents, ranked by birthing parent leave length.

Details differ by caregiver type, parental duties, or delivery method. These apply to qualifying full-time US workers. Every company here grants at least 20 weeks of paid leave to birthing parents.

Explore 18 top large US companies for maternity leave from Cookler's analysis, arranged alphabetically.

Adobe

Adobe extends up to 182 days, or 26 weeks, of fully paid leave to birthing mothers at 100% salary, based on its public guidelines. Mothers may start leave 30 days before birth.

Adoptive mothers qualify for 182 days if the child is younger than 6.

New fathers receive up to 112 days, or 16 weeks, of paid leave.

Amazon

Amazon gives full-time birthing parents up to 20 weeks of full pay, while supporting and adoptive parents get up to six weeks, per company policy. Mothers can begin four weeks early.

A leave-sharing option lets workers donate six weeks of paid leave to partners lacking employer coverage.

Capital One Financial Corporation

Capital One provides 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for other new parents, according to its disclosed policy.

Citigroup

Citigroup grants all new parents 16 weeks of paid bonding leave at full base pay.

Birthing mothers gain extra six or eight weeks of full pay - based on vaginal birth or C-section - totaling 22 to 24 weeks.

eBay

eBay delivers 20 weeks of full pay to birthing parents and 12 weeks to non-birthing ones.

Additional perks include up to $10,000 adoption aid and $25,000 surrogacy support.

Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly gives all new parents 12 weeks paid plus eight weeks unpaid. Birthing mothers add eight paid weeks for 20 total, per public policy.

Family-building aid covers $25,000 for adoption or surrogacy.

GlobalFoundries Inc.

This tech firm starts with 12 weeks paid parental leave; birthing, surrogate, and adoptive parents reach 20 weeks paid, as stated on its careers site.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers six months paid parental leave to all new parents. Reports from 2025 note flexible options like phased returns or part-time starts.

Lam Research Corporation

Lam Research provides 16 weeks full pay to all new parents; mothers average 26 weeks, extendable with medical certification.

Perks feature $10,000 adoption help and discounted backup child care.

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley supplies 16 weeks paid parental leave universally, plus six to eight weeks extra for birthing mothers.

Extras include subsidized backup care and custom items like engraved silver baby spoons.

NVIDIA Corporation

NVIDIA offers birthing mothers 22 weeks full pay, with unlimited surrogacy and adoption reimbursements.

Non-birthing parents get 12 weeks paid, per 2025 reports.

Oracle Corporation

Oracle allows new parents up to 14 weeks paid leave, with birthing mothers eligible for childbirth recovery extensions.

S&P Global Inc.

S&P Global delivers 26 weeks paid parental leave to every new parent.

Salesforce

Salesforce grants 26 weeks full pay to primary caregivers. Supporting parents receive 12 weeks full pay.