Providing personal and financial relief to working families is a concept that’s grown in popularity, from President Obama on down — even paving the way for several state mandates regarding work-life benefits like paid sick and family leave.
However, small businesses have unique concerns about such mandates and other legislative efforts to help working families, and to help policymakers better understand the small business perspective, the Sloan Work and Family Research Network at Boston College has released a new research mini-brief, “Work-Family Information on Small Businesses.”
