Sep 14 Watch 3:12 Inside the candidates’ plans for paid leave and child care By PBS News Hour When it comes to paid family leave, the United States lags behind every other developed country in the world. Hillary Clinton has stressed childhood issues for decades and has proposed 12 weeks of paid leave and universal preschool. Meanwhile, Donald… Continue watching
Jun 28 Column: Working parents have two jobs — and both are important to the economy By Denise Cummins It’s time we acknowledge that working parents have two jobs — the one at work and the one at home — and both are equally important to our economy. Continue reading
Feb 12 What happens when both Mom and Dad can take paid family leave? By Making Sen$e Editor California's paid family leave policy — the first in the nation — led to a substantial increase in fathers taking leave. Continue reading
Oct 06 D.C. proposes 16-week paid family leave plan By Alexandra Sarabia Councilmembers in the District of Columbia introduced the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015 on Tuesday, which could make the nation’s capital the first city to offer paid family and medical leave for nearly all its residents. Continue reading
Sep 03 A working mom on her employer’s unpaid family leave policy By Diane Lincoln Estes More than 70 percent of employers in the United States don’t offer paid maternity leave. One working mother spoke of the difficulties of a mere 12-week unpaid maternity leave. Continue reading
Jan 15 Obama to expand paid family and medical leave By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Renewing a push for paid leave for workers, President Barack Obama on Thursday will call on Congress, states and cities to pass measures to allow tens of millions of workers to earn up to a week of paid… Continue reading
Sep 24 Why half of U.S. adults no longer believe in the American dream By Simone Pathe If the economy is the most important issue to voters this fall, how do they feel about their own financial well-being? Half of U.S. adults think they're better off than their kids will be, with even middle class households facing… Continue reading