"Public health institutions historically have been vocal proponents for the health benefits of breastfeeding and
family leave. However, our study shows that not all are 'walking the walk' in enacting policies within their own institutions," says Stephanie Morain, assistant professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor and co-author of the study, which was published in the American Journal of Public Health.
She estimated that companies would owe about $180 billion in fines over a decade (which would pay for
family leave programs) before new pay policies kicked in and reduced the penalties.
New Jersey's paid
family leave program got a serious upgrade thanks to a new law signed by Governor Murphy in February.
Garden City, NY, December 06, 2018 --(PR.com)-- New York's Paid
Family Leave (PFL), which became effective on January 1, 2018, has brought a new benefit to New York employees; along with it came a host of new, complex regulations.
A new series of Paid
Family Leave webinars for health care providers, detailing what they need to know--and do - to help employees use the state's landmark Paid
Family Leave benefit will review the health care provider's role in medical certification (including who can certify leave and which conditions qualify), and address top questions from providers.
To support families, businesses and the economy, some form of paid
family leave for all is essential either at the federal, state or local levels.
Big changes arrived for New Yorkers on January 1, 2018, when the New Yoik Paid
Family Leave (NYPFL) benefit went into effect.
Expect a few states to have lively debates this year over job-protected paid
family leave and whether to require employers to provide it to workers caring for newborns or seriously ill family members.
Paid
family leave. Its yet another hot-button issue at the intersection of business and state and federal government that will yet again change the employer-employee relationship.