Falling Leaves

What is it like to be a stay at home dad? Most men would not know because only 14% of fathers stay home with their children after birth.(Los Angeles times, 2014, p.2). That should be more, because fathers sharing maternity leave, and getting paid for it is important for the child and the family in general. Although, that is not always the case. Unfortunately, Society has given the image that fathers are the ones that go and make the money, and mothers are the ones who stay home and tend to all…

As you requested, I am submitting recommendations for the company’s bereavement leave policy that provides the same benefits to all employees, regardless of their jurisdiction or their length of service. The components of the policy include the following; • A definition of immediate family including an employee's spouse, parent, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchild. In deference to blended families employers increasingly add stepparent, step children, father-in-law, mother-in-law,…

Department of Labor’s website states in Wage and Hour Division (n.d.) that the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. This essentially means employees can take a leave of absence for medical related reasons, while still receiving their medical…

families, especially parental leave. As a developmental psychologist as well as a mother and grandmother, I am keenly aware of the importance of providing men and women alike with time to adjust to their new role as parents, time to learn the baby’s needs and rhythms, and time to sleep. And women who have given birth often need time to recover from giving birth. The business case for parental leave is strong. In the wake of California’s partially paid family leave program, one of the first in…

Challenges arise in many times in our lives. These could be going to college, finding your first job, or even handling family conflicts. In the United States culture parental leave is a troubling thing to juggle while also needing to bring in income to support the family. This is an area I did not know much about previous to this project. Many countries have some sort of plan in place for expecting couples, even if only for a few months, but the US does not; in fact, there is not a…

Paid Maternity Leave Madeleine M. Kunin once said, “Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement with her boss, or she has no paid maternity leave, her family's income falls down a notch. Simultaneously, national productivity numbers decline.” This quote displays the true effects of the neglect of paid leave in the United States. The United States is part of a small handful of countries that still do not mandate…

To address whether the employee leaves granted by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) represents an undue burden on employers required to comply with the Act it needs to clarify that this Act provides employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. This information which is provided by the United States Department of Labor also explains that during the leave the employees also maintain their group health benefits. (1) For the employee side, this act is a fantastic…

Paid Paternity Leave: Mandatory for Employers to Offer In the United States, currently paternity leave is an issue for both employers and employees, on average women and men go back to their job(s), two weeks or less after their child(ren) are born. The first few weeks after having a child or children are the hardest, however too many parents are going back too soon. Employers should mandatorily offer paid paternity leave for new parents who currently end up going back to work too soon due to…

Should men have paternity leave? Everybody knows that babies can be a hard to take care of,even with that little bundle of joy in your arms it can be tough. A question that has become popular is...should men have paternity leave? The fact is,that you need to make money as an adult. You have many financial responsibilities, and if both parents were off, their money will decrease by the thousands and a baby needs stability. If the dad is taking off for paternity leave many things can go…

This article discus the Law of childcare and the family leave law. This law States that the company employees would most likely receive up to a year off after birth, but can automatically come back after a year. The only issue is that with this law non regular workers are increasingly likely to lose their jobs after leaving for child care. Their job position is not safe and results in mothers leaving workforce. Since October 1st,2015 through last Thursday as many as 7,058 people signed a…