Sentences with phrase «paid family leave policies»

Not surprisingly, millennial mothers are more strongly in favor of creating paid family leave policies than older mothers.

Come Jan. 1, New York will be implementing what's being hailed as one of the most progressive paid family leave policies in the nation.

She expressed optimism about Governor Andrew Cuomo raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, and working to improve paid family leave policies.

The U.S. must implement paid family leave policies.

Our members have helped move forward paid Family Leave policies in cities, counties and states across the nation, have helped pass affordable childcare policies in red and blue states alike, have also helped advance sick day policies in over a dozen cities and states across the nation, as well.

Considering the US's lack of federal paid family leave policy, Sandberg said companies need to take the lead and support families with their own paid leave policies, which she said wouldn't just be nice to do, but would also improve the bottom line by increasing employee loyalty and performance.

And America, with no comprehensive child - family policy and no federal paid family leave policy — is a particularly unsupportive place to have a child.

«He stood with fast food workers and airport workers in their fight for better wages and benefits, and has been a strong supporter of a $ 15 state minimum wage and a paid family leave policy that can truly help working families.»

On January 1, the nation's strongest and most comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy went into effect.

New York State put together the best Paid Family Leave policy in the nation.

«By moving to a $ 15 statewide minimum wage and enacting the strongest paid family leave policy in the nation, New York is showing the way forward on economic justice,» said Cuomo when he signed the bill in April of 2016.

On Monday, after getting the greenlight from the state legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo formally signed two of his most carefully - watched initiatives into law, enacting a statewide $ 15 minimum wage plan and 12 - week paid family leave policy.

While there are a variety of city - specific issues at play, de Blasio has made it clear that he is supportive of Cuomo's push for both a minimum wage increase toward $ 15 per hour over the next several years and a paid family leave policy.

He championed a $ 15 minimum wage and enacted a 12 - week paid family leave policy; got strict gun control into law; introduced a free (though imperfect) college tuition program for certain students; banned fracking; allocated $ 10 million for a defense fund for immigrants facing deportation; and raised the age for juvenile offenders to 18.

«We need a paid family leave policy that is sustainable, and would provide real protections to employees.»

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Monday morning signed legislation enacting a statewide $ 15 minimum wage plan and a 12 - week paid family leave policy.

Governor Cuomo Signs $ 15 Minimum Wage Plan and 12 Week Paid Family Leave Policy into Law, April 4, 2016, Accessed Oct. 10, 2016

Actions — not words and feelings — are what matters, which is why this administration fought for and delivered more state funding to New York City than ever before — $ 30 billion this year — raised the minimum wage to $ 15, passed the country's strongest paid family leave policy, enacted full - day universal Pre-K without additional taxes, secured unprecedented funding to modernize the MTA, and is rebuilding LaGuardia, and reconstructing Penn Station.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Dec. 31 announced the second increase toward a statewide $ 15 per hour minimum wage and the launch of what he says is the «nation's strongest» paid family leave policy.

Other examples are the minimum wage increase and paid family leave policy that the legislature passed last year, he said.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Monday enacting a statewide $ 15 minimum wage and 12 - week paid family leave policy.

«This included progress on two of 1199's top legislative priorities: a $ 15 statewide minimum wage and the strongest paid family leave policy in the nation.»

Not exact matches

You're the boss so you're actually in a position to advocate for family - friendly policies like paid leave and telecommuting options.

While it is easy to point fingers and shame corporations for not offering paid leave to all employees, Katie Bethell, founder and executive director of PLUS told Fortune in an interview about an earlier version of the non-profit's report that «ultimately, solving paid family leave will require a national public policy.»

For instance, companies that adopt diversity programs, offer mentorship, and have pro-family policies like paid family leave seem to do a better job keeping their talent, she writes.

She also discussed some of the women's health and family policies that she would prioritize in the White House, such as paid family leave and access to birth control and safe abortion.

Though the number of companies expanding their paid parental leave benefits is rising, Sandberg acknowledged that it's less common for employees to get paid time off to care for sick loved ones, saying that the US needs public policies «that make it easier for people to care for their children and aging parents and for families to mourn and heal after loss.»

Borenstein explains the benefits of her native country's policy on paid family leave.

«I don't think small - business owners have to worry much about paid family leave,» says Harry Holzer, a professor of public policy at Georgetown University.

More than one - third of private - sector workers do not have a single paid sick day, and only 13 percent of private - sector workers have paid family and medical leave.7 Furthermore, it is often the workers who can least afford unpaid time off from work who do not have access to these policies.

While often conflated, paid family and medical leave and paid sick days are unique policies, and both are critical for families» economic security.

But legislation that would mandate paid sick leave nationwide, notably the so - called Healthy Families Act, has stalled in Congress for years, prompting the administration to seek alternative ways of achieving the policy's goals.

The shift to longer, dedicated, paid father leave, has also been recommended by leading researchers, including Margaret O'Brien, Professor of Child and Family Policy, University College London and Director of the Thomas Coram Research Unit, UK.

So we know that policies like paid family leave after a new baby arrives — which the U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world not to have in place — are critical to helping to close that wage gap, as well as fair pay policies, sick day policies and affordable childcare policies.

New mother Valenti exposes the tired Mommy Wars for exactly what they are — a hoax narrative — by delving into the real problems our contemporary families face such as no paid maternity leave, archaic workplace policies, and the lack of societal support that families have had in the past.

Now, because of the momentum that moms have built, it is no longer a question of «if» but «when» policies like paid family leave pass, because studies show that they are in fact good for businesses — for the economy and for families.

Most developed countries support families better than America — which has no comprehensive family policy for paid parental leave or flexible work, daycare, or early childhood education.

but i also believe that creating a culture that supports ALL families, by working for humane family leave policies and by making sure insurance pays for lactation consultation — those are helpful ways to channel our energies.

The policy is still relatively new, and so has yet to take a firm foothold in many workplaces yet alone families, but with modern dads wanting to be more involved than ever, we wanted to find out the specific reasons why more shared parental leave pay wouldn't necessarily mean more take - up, and why so few new parents were having those conversations about it in the first place.

Paid family leave is another critical policy needed for women and families around the world.

Enact paid family leave and workplace breastfeeding policies, building on the International Labour Organization's maternity protection guidelines as a minimum requirement, including provisions for the informal sector.

Depending on who you ask, the legislative session was a productive six months in which a range of policy measures from an increase to the state's minimum wage, paid family leave to new ethics reform and anti-heroin addiction legislation was accomplished.

In a statement, Alcantara praised the IDC on a variety of policies the conference has pushed, including paid family leave and universal pre-Kindergarten.

Cuomo cited recent accomplishments such as a higher minimum wage, free college tuition and paid family leave as an alternative to the policies emerging on the national level.

«They've been hearing the term paid family leave from a variety of politicians, but when you actually examine up close the policies for working families, there is no such thing,» he said.

The Working Families Party has had a tough time getting many of their key issues, such as paid family and medical leave, across the finish line in the General Assembly but most of the Democrats running for governor this year have come out strongly in favor of those types of progressive policies.

At the same time, the IDC has pointed to a range of liberal policy victories in the Senate, including minimum wage increases and the creation of a paid - family leave program.

Technically, the minimum wage increase and paid family leave are policy decisions, and will be funded by employers, and do not have to be part of the budget at all.

Thoughts about family segue into analytical policy on flexible parental leave, the gender pay gap, the merits of a universal basic income and the shocking amount of unpaid work done by women (# 1,019 trillion 2014).

Advocates are also hopeful that the governor includes a significant paid family leave proposal on Wednesday, and many are watching to see if he unveils a plan for a statewide policy on car - hailing apps, like Uber.