Newborn Family Leave: Effects on Business, Parents, and Children Full Report | Executive Summary The arrival of a new baby changes the world for parents, often bringing familial and work responsibilities into conflict. While some employers provide parents of newborns with the option to take time off of work to care for a new child,Continue reading “New report details positive effects of paid family leave”
Category Archives: Paid Family Leave
Paid Family Leave included in Obama’s budget
Released today, President Obama’s budget includes funding to help states provide paid family leave to to workers. Current federal law, the Family and Medical Leave Acts (FMLA), only provides unpaid leave — forcing workers to choose between caring for their families or losing a paycheck. Both California and New Jersey already have paid family leaveContinue reading “Paid Family Leave included in Obama’s budget”
Michelle Obama: Why paid sick days mean more innovation, productivity and health
Michelle Obama on work and family: I’d like to just spend a few brief moments talking about today, an issue that I’ve talked a lot about, and that’s the issue of work-life balance. You know it: the constant struggle to meet our responsibilities both as employees, but also as breadwinners, and mothers and fathers. …Continue reading “Michelle Obama: Why paid sick days mean more innovation, productivity and health”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 