These are the top 14 US companies giving new parents at least 4 months of paid time off

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Citigroup offers 16 weeks (four months).

Citigroup offers 16 weeks (four months).

The bank boosted its benefits last year.

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Facebook has a 16-week policy.

Facebook has a 16-week policy.

Facebook also offers reimbursement for baby supplies and daycare.

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Juniper Networks employees get 16 weeks.

Juniper Networks employees get 16 weeks.

Juniper Networks also offers flexible work arrangements that can benefit new parents.

Square has a 16-week policy.

Square has a 16-week policy.

Employees can spread this amount over time, rather than taking it all at once.

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TD Ameritrade offers new parents 16 weeks.

TD Ameritrade offers new parents 16 weeks.

The financial services company expanded the policy and added job-security protection in 2017.

Zendesk also has a 16-week policy.

Zendesk also has a 16-week policy.

The customer-service software company has had this in place since 2015.

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Alphabet employees get 18 weeks (4.5 months).

Alphabet employees get 18 weeks (4.5 months).

Alphabet is Google's parent company, and Google has had its generous paid maternity leave policy in place since 2007.

VMware offers employees 18 weeks.

VMware offers employees 18 weeks.

The software company revamped its policy in 2018.

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American Express offers its employees 20 weeks (five months).

American Express offers its employees 20 weeks (five months).

All employees who have worked with the company for at least one year are eligible.

Estée Lauder employees have 20 weeks to take off.

Estée Lauder employees have 20 weeks to take off.

The cosmetics giant boosted its paternity-leave policy after settling a discrimination lawsuit last year that was filed by 210 male employees.

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Twitter also offers 20 weeks.

Twitter also offers 20 weeks.

The policy has been in place since 2016.

DocuSign offers 24 weeks (six months).

DocuSign offers 24 weeks (six months).

The expanded paid leave policy was one of several overhauled benefits the e-signature company implemented in 2017.

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Prudential offers 26 weeks (6.5 months) for both parents.

Prudential offers 26 weeks (6.5 months) for both parents.

The financial-services company expanded its policy last year.

Netflix offers up to 52 weeks (a full year) in its famous "unlimited" plan.

Netflix offers up to 52 weeks (a full year) in its famous "unlimited" plan.

After introducing its "unlimited" policy in 2015, critics pointed out that it did not apply to hourly employees or those working in its shrinking DVD division. In response, Netflix updated its policy to apply to all workers.

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