Yeah, a few individual companies offered it by the 90s, but it’s only recently that it has become a mainstream issue. State of Texas began offering paid leave for birth of a child beginning Fiscal year 2024 (so effective 9/1/23). 320 hours if you gave birth to a child, 160 hours for father of a child or if a child is adopted.
It’s not a legal requirement, but it is recommended. A child under 2 can sit on an adult’s lap (so no separate seat required), but each adult can only hold 1 child. Children 2 and older have to have their own seats, but there’s no law saying they have to be in a booster, etc.
Car seats for infants also tend to slope more, so it allows the child an easier way to sleep.
No argument here.