Via Washington Policy Watch: New research shows workers and families are benefiting from California’s paid family leave law – and most employers say it’s had either positive effects or no impact on their business. Under California’s first-in-the-nation paid family leave (PFL) program, enacted in 2004, workers who become new parents or care for an illContinue reading “New evidence shows CA paid family leave is good for workers and employers alike”
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Colbert took family leave – does the law protect your right to do the same?
When Comedy Central briefly suspended new episodes of “The Colbert Report” in February, reports surfaced that host Stephen Colbert had left New York to be with his ailing 91-year-old mother. Later, Colbert told viewers he had just returned from a week in Charleston, S.C. The youngest of 11 children, he is very close to hisContinue reading “Colbert took family leave – does the law protect your right to do the same?”
National Science Foundation grant-making supports healthy families – other federal agencies should follow suit
Cross-posted from the Economic Opportunity Institute: Work-life standards like Seattle’s new paid sick days law aren’t the only way public institutions can support strong, healthy families. Grant-making agencies can also have a significant influence. Take, for example, the new standards recently released by the National Science Foundation (NSF): Internal changes to a government agency’s home-and-workContinue reading “National Science Foundation grant-making supports healthy families – other federal agencies should follow suit”
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