Twitter makes changes in parental leave policy, reduces it to 14 days

As per news report, Twitter has made some changes in their paid parental leave policy by reducing the parental leave from 20weeks to 14 days (2 weeks).

This will significantly create an impact on employees who work in those parts of the United States which do not offer a paid leave policy. At present, 12 states in the US provide paid family and medical leave. 

This step taken by Twitter to change the company’s parental policy attracted numerous angry responses on social media. 

"So let me get this straight... as an ex-Tweep who lives in MO - a state that doesn't require employers to give any time off - I would only get 2 weeks under this new policy? Also, how does this not breach the acquisition deal of protecting benefits for 1 year after close?" a user said. 

"This is how gender pay gap is entrenched. A woman now has the option of either returning to work two weeks after giving birth or taking a long, unpaid break from work. 20 weeks of paid parental leave minimizes that," another user said.