Paid Leave
Large companies, including many with Omaha operations, expand their paid family leave policies – Omaha World-Herald

Bringing Up Baby, Helping the Economy – Scientific American

Too often new parents feel terrified—and not just about the daunting prospect of raising a child. Many of them must grapple with a gut-wrenching decision: How quickly can they leave their newborn to get back to their job? Few can afford to go without salaries for long or to weaken their future wage-earning potential by leaving their job altogether.

Large companies, including many with Omaha operations, expand their paid family leave policies – Omaha World-Herald

Family leave, an unexpected election winner? – Boston Globe

“We saw in poll after poll, voters saying this was an issue they cared about,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. While many such policies have been supported by progressive candidates for decades, “the fact that it came up in the general election by the Republican candidate was totally unprecedented.”

Large companies, including many with Omaha operations, expand their paid family leave policies – Omaha World-Herald

Deloitte CEO: Family leave invests in our employees – The Hill

There was a time not long ago when employees were supposed to leave family issues at home. The stress of caring for an elderly parent, a sick spouse, or a newborn was something better left outside the confines of the office. It was even taboo to take too much time off to deal with something personal, other than a short maternity leave.