How John Oliver sees U.S. maternity leave: 'Get the f*ck back to work'

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Laura Vitto
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John Oliver sank his teeth into a very relevant issue for Mother's Day during Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight: paid family leave.

The United States is one of the only countries that

According to Oliver, this lack of paid maternity leave is basically sending a clear message to new moms across the country: "Get the fuck back to work."

The sketch features cameos from America Ferrera and Erinn Hayes, playing the roles of exhausted new mothers struggling to hold it together at their day jobs.

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