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If paid medical leave is good enough for Mitch McConnell, it's good enough for every American worker
Mitch McConnell has been absent from the Senate for more than six weeks following a serious fall. According to his office, he's recoveri...
Topic: paid family leave
Apparently, corporate America's commitment to working parents had conditions
By Jon Hyman
The pandemic-era "golden age of employee benefits" is over. At least, that's the message some employers are sending as compani...
Paid family and medical leave reportedly DROPPED from Biden’s economic plan
By Jon Hyman
I was so hopeful when I learned that Presiden Biden's economic plan included paid family and medical leave. Then we heard reports that t...
Coronavirus Update 8-23-21: I’ll have a side of Covid with my burger, please
By Jon Hyman
PERRYSBURG, OH — @InsideTheFive is a cool brewery started by two NFL vets. Great food and spirited waitresses! Even though Brianne was sick...
BREAKING: House passes broad coronavirus stimulus and relief package, including paid sick and family leave
By Jon Hyman
It’s been 12 days since I asked if coronavirus the thing that will finally make paid family and sick leave a national reality . Twelve day...
Is coronavirus the thing that will finally make paid sick a national reality?
By Jon Hyman
As of this morning, there are 88 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States, with two deaths. According to the CDC , one of the b...
What is the Advancing Support for Working Families Act, and why doesn’t it go far enough?
By Jon Hyman
During last night’s State of the Union Address , President Trump announced his endorsement of the Advancing Support for Working Families A...
Share or Retweet if you care about paid parental leave
By Jon Hyman
Earlier this week, Republican Senators Joni Ernst and Mike Lee introduced the Child Rearing and Development Leave Empowerment Act (the CRADL...
President Trump calls for federal paid family leave during State of the Union
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday was the 26th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act being signed into law. During last night's State of the Union Add...
Walmart (yes, Walmart) has now done more for worker rights than the U.S. government
By Jon Hyman
Image by Sven via Wikimedia Commons Earlier this month, Walmart announced sweeping additions to how it compensates its employees.
Is New York the beginning of the end for America’s poor family leave laws?
By Jon Hyman
My two working-parent family It is freakin’ hard to be a working parent in America. It is even more difficult when both mom and dad work...
President Trump utters the phrase “paid family leave,” but what does it mean?
By Jon Hyman
My administration wants to work with members in both parties to make childcare accessible and affordable, to help ensure new parents ha...