A new Deseret News/BYU survey finds that paid family leave is popular among Americans, with slightly more than half saying the government should require employers to offer it. An additional 14 percent support mandating unpaid leave.
From Cooks To Accountants: Hilton Extends Paid Parental Leave To All – NPR
In the two-story breakfast room on the 25th floor of Hilton’s Conrad Miami, Florance Eloi mans the omelet stand in front of a panoramic view of the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. The bubbly Miami native says, laughing, that guests routinely tell her, “Stop making the omelets, you need to turn around and look!”
Chobani Is Giving Workers Six Weeks of Paid Parental Leave – TIME
Chobani wants to give working parents ample time off to bond with their children. The yogurt company announced Wednesday that it will bump up its parental leave policy to six weeks of 100% paid leave for mothers and fathers who have given birth, adopted a child, or had a foster child placed in the home, according to a company statement.
Why you need paid leave and affordable child care now more than ever – Mashable
All of the jokes about parenthood are true: You stumble through life bleary-eyed, eager to spend every moment with your child yet desperate for the next break. If you intend to throw your life into real chaos, however, try pulling off parenthood without paid leave and affordable child care.
Best Mother’s Day gift: paid maternity leave – Miami Herald Magazine
When Yalimar Panell gave birth to twin daughters, she felt sore from her Cesarean section, exhausted from running back and forth to the neonatal unit, and oddly grateful that her husband was unemployed and able to help. Yet, if it wasn’t for her employer offering 16 weeks of paid parental leave, Panell says she would have been less grateful and more frantic about the financial stress on her family.
How the Tech Industry’s Women Problem Is Advancing Paid Family Leave – Bloomberg
Last week, Twitter became the latest tech company to announce an expanded parental leave policy, offering all new parents 20 weeks of paid time off. The tech industry seems to be leading the way among industries offering robust family leave—something most Americans don’t have access to—and it may be thanks to a counterintuitive factor: The industry’s notable lack of women.
Why Paid Leave Matters for the Future of Business – Harvard Business Review
At this time of year, as students return to campus, I always find myself reflecting on why I became a professor and the principles I’m about to teach the business leaders of tomorrow. But this year has been especially exciting, as employers have increasingly announced family-friendly policy changes.
14 Things You Should Know About Paid Leave in the U.S. – Cosmopolitan
At some point in your career, you will probably need to take time off from your job to care for yourself or a family member, or to welcome a tiny new human into your life. But because the federal government doesn’t require your workplace to offer paid family leave, it’s possible that you will have to choose between earning money and looking after a loved one – the latter which, yes, is pretty darn hard to do without an income.
New U.S. Census Data Provide “Compelling Evidence of Significant and Sustained Gaps in Access to Paid Leave” Among Working Mothers
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Top Work/Family Expert Commends Harkin, DeLauro for Introducing Healthy Families Act, Urges Congress to Quickly Pass Bill
"I believe that everyone should be able to take care of themselves and their families if they are sick without having to worry about losing their jobs. Too many of our workers, especially those who work in the food service industry, where health is so critical, are...
The Verdict Is In: Nation’s First Paid Family Leave Program An Unqualified Success, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
National Women’s Leader Applauds Introduction of Paid Leave Legislation
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Washington State’s Paid Family Leave Law a Victory for Working Families, National Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Top Work/Family Expert Lauds Kennedy, DeLauro for Introducing Healthy Families Act, Urges Congress to Quickly Pass Bill
Hundreds Rally for Measure to Give Workers Paid Sick Days
Nation’s Top Work/Family Experts Urge Congress to Pass Healthy Families Act
Ness Testifies that Nation Urgently Needs Paid Sick Days
U.S. Protections for Working Families Worst of All Affluent Countries
New Study Finds U.S. Lags in Leave, Sick Days, Other Worker Protections