The U.S. Could Soon, Finally, Embrace a Globally Popular Policy for Families
55 years ago

The U.S. Could Soon, Finally, Embrace a Globally Popular Policy for Families

Slate  

The U.S. as a country still hasn’t made much progress on paid family leave. Part of the reason paid leave is being discussed now is that it’s grouped into this group of policies that a lot of advocates felt should have been in place before. What we’ve seen in some other states is that they’ll have the employer pay in to a fund, like a pot of money that is used for paid leave. A lot of the businesses I’ve talked to have said, “We would love to do this with some support.” One reason it’s taken so long to get even this close to a federal paid leave program isn’t to do with business interests. With paid leave, if they weren’t sure what their symptoms were, or whether they were sick, they could go back to work and not spread the virus.

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US companies offer parental leaves to attract workers
1 year, 2 months ago

US companies offer parental leaves to attract workers

Hindustan Times  

Parental leave benefits have reached a historic high in the United States, with more than half a million workers opting to stay home and care for their children in October. Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that about 600,000 employees chose to take maternity or paternity leave during this period, marking the highest monthly figure since records …

Meghan Markle writes to US politicians saying paid leave for parents should be a 'national right'
3 years, 2 months ago

Meghan Markle writes to US politicians saying paid leave for parents should be a 'national right'

Daily Mail  

The Duchess of Sussex has made her most overtly political intervention yet, sending an open letter to two senior US figures on proposed parental and sick leave legislation. Meghan Markle said she was writing the letter to House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate majority leader Charles Schumer 'as a mom' and 'on behalf of millions of American families' …

Why doesn't the US have mandated paid maternity leave?
3 years, 6 months ago

Why doesn't the US have mandated paid maternity leave?

BBC  

Why doesn't the US have mandated paid maternity leave? Two paths divide Globally, the groundwork for national paid parental leave was laid by the International Congress of Working Women in 1919, a group that included many American women, writes California State University, Sacramento history professor Mona Siegel, author of Peace on Our Terms: The Global Battle for Women’s Rights After …

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