Maternity leave

“It’s an unfortunate part of the traditional law firm model that you are penalized if you back off the throttle — an absolute necessity when you have a child,” one lawyer says.

UnitedHealthcare gives expecting women a second yearly eye exam to address changes brought on by pregnancy.

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The restaurant chain is rolling out new benefits for corporate employees and may consider extending them to food service staff.

Media company BuzzFeed’s employees were given access to postpartum specialists, pediatricians and career coaching after implementing maternity benefit Maven.

New moms “are not willing to put up with pumping in a broom closet or a bathroom,” one expert says.

Parents will now be entitled to a total of 16 weeks of time off.

Benefits that specifically target working mothers can have a profound impact on the employee and the business.

The total amount of families’ daily allowance days would increase from 11.5 months to more than 14 months, with both parents receiving an equal quota of 164 days.

“When it comes to leave, there is still an opportunity to meet the specific needs of your population,” says LuAnn Heinen, vice president at Business Group on Health.

Careers with a high number of men, like finance and technology, are much more likely to get paid time off to care for newborns than those in other female-populated industries, like healthcare and retail.

Companies who offer benefits specifically to working mothers see long-term results from employees.

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Shadiah Sigala helped to found Kinside when she was seeking out the right employee benefits for working parents.

The travel center operator is providing the benefit to all full and part-time employees.

When a new mom had requested a flexible work schedule, her manager assumed that meant she was no longer interested in opportunities for growth at the company.

The news organization has upped its policy from only four weeks of time off.

The Democratic presidential contender proposes six months of paid family and medical leave for all workers.

The food manufacturer is updating its family friendly benefits to allow workers to take more time off following the death of an animal and the birth of a child.