House Education and Labor Committee may take on the account some changes in the family and medical leave act to address concerns raised by the National School Boards Association (NSBA). NSBA officials have...
To reap the benefits of these amendments to the legislation, employers should: take active steps to update their parental leave policies and processes to ensure consistency and compliance with the amended PPL Act; consult with staff members about these changes, especially any staff members...
We use data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation to examine the impact of leave entitlements on unpaid leave usage by men and women after the birth of a child from 1991 to 1999. The results indicate that legislation providing the right to unpaid leave has not affected men's ...
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) unveiled his Economic Security for New Parents Act, legislation that would offer working parents an option for paid family leave. Later today, Rubio will hold a press conference with U.S. Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) to introduce their bicameral legislation. A...
While legislation might not provide for parental leave any time soon, some employer perspectives and intentions are beginning to change, especially as they compete for talent. In the trenches of the day-to-day challenges in the race for the best people, creating benefits packages that entice top...
We firstly outline the availability of unpaid and paid maternity and parental leave pre-WorkChoices, and then compare with the WorkChoices legislation. Following this we briefly consider the impact of the Family Provisions Test Case which occurred in the interregnum between the announced changes and...
1-4 Current trends include extending the period of available leave (as per recent changes in Canada, where eligible parents can share up to a full year of maternity and parental leave benefits), promoting paternal leave, and adding more flexible options. Until recently, much of the research ...
This paper examines the leave entitlements afforded to fathers in South Africa, benchmarks these against those offered in other countries, assesses whether current provisions meet international obligations endorsed by the South African government, and advocates changes in South African labour legislation....
Other aspects of parental leave legislation, e.g., prerequisites for being able to use it and flexibility in shifting it to later years, are not considered in the analysis. Most men would probably meet pre-birth employment requirements due to the generally high labor market attachment of men....
Even though paternity leave is less common than maternity leave, its role in strengthening the family unit and ensuring equality in caregiving is now recognized. There are many differences in employers, states, and federal legislation on paternity leave. ...