Parental leave in the U.S. could be reaching a turning point as major employers revise their provisions for expecting families. Paid parental leave benefits serve to support and retain working parents ...

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A generative artificial intelligence tool that guides parents through the process of applying for paid family leave is expanding its digital footprint to all states that offer the benefit.

Before Kate welcomed a new baby in 2022, she sat down with the HR department at her workplace to discuss expectations around communication with her temporary replacement during maternity leave. Rather ...

The law is clear: administrative leave must be short, justified, and used sparingly. But federal agencies—and the Office of Personnel Management—are using it as a legally dubious and enormously ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Stansbury is a San Diego-based travel and parenting writer. The ability to take time off to bond with a new child, care ...

It's hard to imagine going to work after losing a loved one. A loss can come with responsibilities like planning a funeral or handling an estate in addition to managing your grief. All that leaves ...

This story was originally published by The 19th on Nov. 7, 2024. In every state where paid sick leave was on the ballot, voters approved it. On Election Day, measures in Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska ...

Karli Myers had her son, Luke, in November, while working as a high school English teacher outside Tulsa, Okla. Her district didn't offer parental leave, so she used sick leave to get more than two ...

Ivona Hideg's research has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Raymond Nam Cam Trau receives funding from Grace Papers and the Victorian ...