Cleveland Clinic Giving Employees Paid Leave—and ‘Peace of Mind’

New parents working at the Cleveland Clinic will receive fully paid parental leave benefits in April 2020, the company announced Dec. 18.

Female workers who give birth will get eight weeks of maternity leave, plus four weeks of parental leave. Non-birthing parents will receive four weeks of leave, the Cleveland Clinic said. The nonprofit academic medical center employs more than 23,500 physicians, nurses, scientists, and advanced-practice providers in Ohio and other states.

“Paid family leave offers economic security and peace of mind to families during one of life’s most significant events. And it has a positive effect on the health ...