Some Employers Are Granting Equal Leave for Parents Thoughts by Michelle Gaspacho - February 15, 20160 Photo credit: Giving.ucsd.edu Lucky are the couples, Christian Igualt and his wife, Ana Castro to equally get their parental leaves from their respective employers as it is very rare in the U.S. And it's very unusual for employers in the U.S. to offer paternity benefits at all, thus provide the same amount