11. By contrast, nearly 90 percent of large employers had maternity benefits , according to government figures. 12. The National Insurance Act also provided maternity benefits . 13. Employers are openly refusing to hire or retain women employees to avoid paying expensive maternity benefits . 14. The number of battered women is difficult to decrease, and finally the maternity benefit remains low. 15. The missing insurance card meant that Scott's wife, who was pregnant, could not claim maternity benefits . 16. German workers enjoyed health, accident and maternity benefits , canteens, changing rooms and a national pension scheme. 17. Anyone who gives maternity benefits should also have adoption benefits _ it's kind of a no-brainer. 18. The Case of Maternity Benefit and Maternity Leave. 19. According to government statistics, employers in Switzerland provide maternity benefits totaling some $ 225 million a year. 20. Shortly thereafter, Rose unsuccessfully submitted a claim for maternity benefit in Shirley's name with Gloucester social services.