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The retailer is beefing up benefits to attract and retain talent, offering full-time employees three to six months of paid parental leave.

Starting next year, employees at the insurance company can trade up to 40 hours of unused vacation time for a payment to their student loan provider.

Starting next year, employees at the insurance company can trade up to 40 hours of unused vacation time for a payment to their student loan provider.

The change highlights the challenge many employers face when it comes to administering generous paid leave programs.

The president called on lawmakers to allow new parents guaranteed paid time off.

The disparity matters not only to workers, but to employers’ bottom lines. Losing skilled workers because leave isn’t available costs companies big-time.

The disparity matters not only to workers, but to employers’ bottom lines. Losing skilled workers because leave isn’t available costs companies big-time.

The law would require private businesses with five or more employees to give at least 10 days of paid vacation a year.

Discover, Starbucks and Walmart are among the employers that added or beefed up offerings to help recruit and retain employees in a hot job market.

Companies everywhere should take note as the legislation follows the national trend of state-level paid sick leave laws.