Don’t Let The ‘Fatherhood Penalty’ Keep You From Using Paternity Leave – Scary Mommy
As a father who has been down this road, I’m well aware that taking time off to be with family can feel like being in a tug of war, where you feel like you need to be home because you love your family and want to support them, but you also feel as though you will face backlash at work for choosing your spouse and children over your carrier.
Wage gap persists for women in North Carolina’s finance industry – Charlotte Business Journal
Lack of paid sick leave is inconsistent with Maine values – Bangor Daily News
As Mainers, looking out for each other is a fundamental part of who we are. The lack of earned paid sick leave in this state goes against everything we stand for.
Guest Column: Turner supports WA’s new paid leave program – Chinook Observer
I can’t always do as much as I’d like to for my employees. When they need time off to care for loved ones, I do my best to provide them with that time, but often we simply can’t afford to pay them during their leave.
Legislative session to see big push for paid family leave in Minnesota – MinnPost
The governor-elect has made paid leave a top priority for his first year in office, while a newly empowered DFL majority in the House is sympathetic to the issue. Even the GOP chair of a Senate committee reconstituted to take on family issues says she wants to look into the issue.
Asheville service industry workers plan to organize, ‘achieve a little more dignity’ – Asheville Citizen Times
Paid time off may sound like a luxury, but it’s also a public health issue: More than 90 percent of food-borne Norovirus contamination occurs during food preparation.
How Much Does It Actually Cost to Give Birth? – The Cut
Opinion: Sick leave – Gutting new law disrespects voters – Traverse City Eagle
Anyone who says they believe in family should be willing to support the ability of a mother to stay home with a sick child. In fact, we have those policies in place with our staff in the Legislature.
Five Years Since It Was First Introduced, It’s Time to Renew the New Family Leave Act – Slate
It is time to renew the promise of the FAMILY Act. The new Democratic leaders in the House will almost surely renew the bill and pass it in the House, while Republicans in the Senate should prove once and for all whether they are actually the party of family values.
Workers start paying for Washington’s new paid-leave law next month. Here’s how it works. – Seattle Times
“You kind of feel like you’re behind, and it’s just nice to feel like we’re catching up,” [Sammamish worker Maia] Knox said of the new benefit.