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Sandwich Generation in a Pickle?

Cross-posted from MomsRising.org (re-posted from Working Mother Magazine): While all working women would benefit from access to paid sick leave, the latest data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that 44 million workers in the U.S. did not have access to a single paid sick day during 2010. A growing segment ofContinue reading “Sandwich Generation in a Pickle?”

Another “Job Killer” Lie Exposed

From the Huffington Post, By Donald Cohen You may think it’s a way to help your spouse or aging parent recover from a devastating illness, but to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) law, enacted in 2002, is a “job killer” that costs employers billions of dollars and drivesContinue reading “Another “Job Killer” Lie Exposed”

Strides in flex time show corporate culture can change — but has it really?

A recent New York Times article highlighting the use of flex time for parents working at the ‘Big 4’ accounting firms has received some criticism from Kyra Cavanaugh at MomsRising.org. Cavanaugh argues that while the Big 4’s strides in family-friendly policies are noteworthy, they simply do not represent the groundbreaking cultural shift claimed in theirContinue reading “Strides in flex time show corporate culture can change — but has it really?”