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Paid family leave can offer many benefits

Paid family leave affects our country and our businesses and the personal lives of the parents trying to strive without it. The United States is one of only four nations in the world without a federal entitlement to paid leave for families (out of around 200 nations). So it is obvious that the “land ofContinue reading “Paid family leave can offer many benefits”

Congratulations Oregon! Statewide paid sick leave bill wins final legislative approval

On Friday, Oregon’s state House passed a bill that would require most employers to offer five days of paid sick leave to their employees. If the governor signs it into law as advocates believe she will, it will be the fourth state in the country with such a requirement. Oregon’s bill applies to businesses withContinue reading “Congratulations Oregon! Statewide paid sick leave bill wins final legislative approval”

Sweden Is About To Give New Fathers A Third Month Of Paid Paternity Leave

Sweden is a great place to be a dad, and the country is about to make things even better for soon-to-be fathers. Beginning in 2016, men in the country will be entitled to a third (yes, third) month of paid paternal leave based on a new government proposal. The new plan builds on one ofContinue reading “Sweden Is About To Give New Fathers A Third Month Of Paid Paternity Leave”