By Great Place To Work
Publication Date: 2025-11-18 12:00:00
When trying to find the most supportive companies for working parents, the conversation often begins and ends with parental leave.
In the U.S., parents are not guaranteed paid leave when welcoming a new child. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) only guarantees parents who work for a qualifying company the right to take unpaid leave without losing their jobs.
On average, new moms take 10 weeks of maternity leave in the U.S., and average just 10.6 paid sick days and 11.6 days of paid personal time, according to a National Institute of Health study. Less than 5% of American fathers take more than two weeks of parental leave.
By contrast, Nvidia offers 22 weeks of paid leave for mothers giving birth and 12 weeks of paid leave to non-birthing new parents, including dads and parents welcoming a child through surrogacy or adoption. After paid parental leave ends, employees are also eligible for Flex Time, which provides eight weeks of working on a flexible schedule to help employees transition back to work.
These policies are just some of the reasons Nvidia is No. 2 on the Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents List for 2025.
Such generosity is less surprising for a company worth more than $4 trillion. Yet, it’s the ethos of Nvidia, where CEO Jensen Huang repeats his belief that taking care of employees is the No. 1 priority for the company.
It’s why you can’t replicate Nvidia’s success just by matching their parental leave offering or replicating their programs that support…
