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    In the past, maternal leave has had a troubled history in legislation. Women have had to fight multiple times in court to access time off for childcare. In the United States where the consensus is that working hard equates to your dreams coming true, significant time off work seems retrograde in obtaining one’s goals. Throughout history as more women entered the workforce, a divide formed between business and motherhood. In today’s society, maternal leave is a term left behind for a more…

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    Paternity Leave

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    Paternity leave in the United States has been a growing controversy over the past few years. With parents wanting to both be involved with their child early on, the need for such benefit requires reevaluation in the workplace. With inadequate policies set in place, families often struggle with financial burdens, loss of employment, and gender identity/role issues. New parents should be allowed paternity leave, to get the opportunity to bond with baby, help their partner with any needs and those…

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    PTO Policy Case Study

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    It almost sounds like a perfect job when a company offers 25 days of PTO. Sure, you would have to schedule them two days in advance, but it beats the old "point system" that I am subjected to. I for one, would absolutely love to have 25 PTO days. I tend to have a problem with a babysitter and I am certainly in trouble when there is a school delay. Obviously pros and cons of using PTO policy that offer 25 days off will be present. Some advantages to this policy are: workers are treated as…

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    one should force parents to go back to work days or weeks after giving birth.” The Expand Maternity and Paternity Leave Act (EMPLA) provides certain parents with up to fifteen weeks of paid, job-protected leave. The parents or single parent can start their maternity leave seven weeks before their due date and eight weeks after, around 70% of their normal pay. They can extend the leave for another two weeks if the child gets sick or has special needs. The Executive Agency that will be regulating…

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    Essay On Fatherhood

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    Steve rushed his wife to the hospital early one Friday morning, within several hours he officially became a father. As he held his son he realized he and his wife are now new parents. His wife planned to take the now standard twelve week maternity leave at home caring for their son. Steve however, will return to work Monday morning as usual. When he returns to work, his lack of sleep and hectic home life will untitentialy impact his job prefromace. This will cause both Steve and his wife…

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    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…

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    Bereavement Leave Case

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    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,…

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    Parental Leave Benefits

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    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…

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    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…

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    Fmla Pros And Cons

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    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…

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