By Erin Keever, WFAE There’s a very slow growing trend in America: maternity and paternity leave. Other industrialized nations have made this mandatory for years….
By Ernie Smith, iStock/Thinkstock What does the furniture retailer IKEA have in common with the U.S. Department of Defense? If you answered “similar taste in…
By Jena McGregor, The Washington Post Companies have been rolling out ever-longer paid parental leaves to lure or retain younger workers: Six paid weeks off…
By Janice Podsada, Associated Press Chris Kinsella is looking forward to taking advantage of a new benefit offered this year by his employer, First Data:…
By Christopher Luu, Refinery 29 According to the Associated Press, Starbucks announced that it’s making revisions to its parental leave policy — and that’s excellent…
By Heather Whaling, Geben Communication As we prepare for a new presidential administration to be sworn in, the dialogue around paid family leave continues. Only…
By Sarah Rense, Esquire Paid family and medical leave is often criticized as a “job killer” in the United States, with opponents arguing that giving…
By Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies Being able to take time off when you’re sick or need to care for a new child or…
The US has never been closer to passing a paid parental leave bill than it is now (November 6, 2016)
By: Oliver Staley There are more than 180 nations with laws guaranteeing some form of paid maternity leave. Among them are some of the world’s…
By Don Orange Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but we rely on customers to thrive. When people aren’t paid enough, it’s bad…