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Work and Family Balance

August 12, 2010 By nicole

NY Times looks again at the burden on working parents

Prompted by a stark pattern on the U.S. Supreme Court, David Leonhardt of the New York Times addresses the continuing burdens on working parents that still mostly fall on women. Because employers do not make reasonable accommodations for parental leave, parents who take time off often suffer long-term drops in pay and position, or stop […]

Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: Family and Medical Leave, New York Times, Paid Leave, Parental Leave, Pay Disparities, Work and Family Balance

July 3, 2010 By nicole

DOL expands FMLA to cover non-traditional families

The federal Department of Labor issued some important guidance regarding the coverage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as it applies to all sorts of unconventional families. The DOL made clear that FMLA rights to get time off to care for children do not require a biological relationship with the child. Rather, anyone […]

Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: DOL, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Parental Leave, Work and Family Balance

June 14, 2010 By nicole

Op-ed calls for paid maternity and family leave

An op-ed in the Washington Post calls for paid family and maternity leave because the 12 weeks of unpaid leave provided by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is grossly inadequate. Sharon Lerner traces the history of legislative efforts to provide paid leave to support workers’ families, the compromised law that is the FMLA, and […]

Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: Congress, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Maternity Leave, Unpaid Leave, Work and Family Balance

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