Paternity leave

As federal and state leave laws and regulations evolve, executives are looking to improve their current employee programs.

As federal and state leave laws and regulations evolve, executives are looking to improve their current employee programs.

Companies are calling on Congress to establish a certain optional amount of paid leave to act as a threshold to protect from state or local laws that might require more.

While there are political obstacles to federal action, a number of local initiatives have been undertaken that benefit professionals need to understand.

These employers are leading the pack when it comes to innovation in the field.

With the political obstacles to federal action, a number of employment law initiatives have gone local and employers need to remain vigilant.

Businesses see the importance of elder care and child leave but the numbers are just beginning to recover from post-recession lows.

Businesses see the importance of elder care and child leave but the numbers are just beginning to recover from the post-2008 lows.

Despite being in place for years, executives are still vexed by mandated employee time off.

The global chemical company joins a growing number of employers who have started 2017 with enhanced paid leave policies.

The global chemical company joins a growing number of employers who have started 2017 with enhanced paid leave policies.

The company announced it is significantly bolstering its leave benefits for new parents, as well as increasing its employee benefits for fertility, surrogacy, adoption and lactation.

The district voted in favor of a bill that requires employers to pony up for paid time off.

The district voted in favor of a bill that requires employers to pony up for paid time off.

The furniture retailer’s U.S. employees will be eligible for up to four months of paid or partially paid time off. The company also announced a new sabbatical program.