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Future of Work

Nearly 20 states now require employers to give paid sick leave to workers

By Courtney Vinopal and HR Brew
July 1, 2025
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Newsletters

This parental leave policy stands out as a bright spot in a gloomy corporate climate for women

By Brit Morse and Nina Ajemian
April 2, 2025
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Newsletters

This company believes an extremely generous paid parental leave is one of the best ways to retain employees

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April 2, 2025
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Lifestyle

New York dads forgo $1.6 billion in paid state leave, study says

By Kelsey Butler and Bloomberg
February 26, 2025
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Leadership

Résumé gaps aren’t the job killer they used to be but applicants still need to get smart about explaining their time away from the workforce

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December 23, 2024
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Newsletters

From maternity leave to performance bonuses, these are the benefits that are most likely to drive worker engagement

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October 9, 2024
Nicole White, a Bank of America employee, used the time off to travel to Fiji, Australia, New Zealand and Machu Picchu.
Newsletters

Here’s why Bank of America lets long-time employees take up to six weeks of sabbatical

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July 29, 2024
Mother's Day
Success

America proudly celebrates Mother’s Day but it’s still the only industrialized company to lack a national paid maternity leave policy

By Alexandra Olson, Claire Savage and The Associated Press
May 13, 2024
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Newsletters

Employee mental health requests have skyrocketed but only a fraction of leaders are making real changes

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May 13, 2024
Only about 18% of the 148 largest school districts in the U.S. offer paid parental leave for teachers—and of the 27 districts that do offer paid leave, variations are plenty.
Health

Paid parental leave at schools is so dire that teachers must hoard their sick days and time their pregnancies around summer vacation

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April 19, 2024
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Newsletters

Companies are making big changes to their leave programs in an effort to hold onto workers

By Paige McGlauflin and Emma Burleigh
January 25, 2024
Exclusive: A new tool supported by OpenAI’s Sam Altman will help parents access paid leave
Newsletters

Exclusive: A new tool supported by OpenAI’s Sam Altman will help parents access paid leave

By Emma Hinchliffe and Joey Abrams
December 5, 2023
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Personal Finance

‘I’m already saving for my daughter’s maternity leave—she’s only 2.’ Parental leave in the U.S. is so bad families are planning generations in advance

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September 14, 2023
A man with a sad expression looks out a window.
Newsletters

Most grieving Americans receive just 3 days of paid bereavement leave and expanding that could have big benefits

By Paige McGlauflin and Joey Abrams
September 11, 2023
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Finance

Standard Chartered fights for top banking talent with 20 weeks of paid leave for new dads

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August 30, 2023

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