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chose for my Senior Research is longer paid parental leave. The reason why I chose this topic is my mother struggled a lot when she had my little sister because my father could not take time off from work to be with his newborn baby or help my mother with her recovery. Due to the fact that, currently in the United States, 38% of all employers offer paid parental leave. Parents of newborns in the United States should have longer parental leave with pay because parents, especially fathers, will…

What is it like to be a stay at home dad? Most men would not know because only 14% of fathers stay home with their children after birth.(Los Angeles times, 2014, p.2). That should be more, because fathers sharing maternity leave, and getting paid for it is important for the child and the family in general. Although, that is not always the case. Unfortunately, Society has given the image that fathers are the ones that go and make the money, and mothers are the ones who stay home and tend to all…

Challenges arise in many times in our lives. These could be going to college, finding your first job, or even handling family conflicts. In the United States culture parental leave is a troubling thing to juggle while also needing to bring in income to support the family. This is an area I did not know much about previous to this project. Many countries have some sort of plan in place for expecting couples, even if only for a few months, but the US does not; in fact, there is not a…

families, especially parental leave. As a developmental psychologist as well as a mother and grandmother, I am keenly aware of the importance of providing men and women alike with time to adjust to their new role as parents, time to learn the baby’s needs and rhythms, and time to sleep. And women who have given birth often need time to recover from giving birth. The business case for parental leave is strong. In the wake of California’s partially paid family leave program, one of the first in…

As you requested, I am submitting recommendations for the company’s bereavement leave policy that provides the same benefits to all employees, regardless of their jurisdiction or their length of service. The components of the policy include the following; • A definition of immediate family including an employee's spouse, parent, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchild. In deference to blended families employers increasingly add stepparent, step children, father-in-law, mother-in-law,…

This article discus the Law of childcare and the family leave law. This law States that the company employees would most likely receive up to a year off after birth, but can automatically come back after a year. The only issue is that with this law non regular workers are increasingly likely to lose their jobs after leaving for child care. Their job position is not safe and results in mothers leaving workforce. Since October 1st,2015 through last Thursday as many as 7,058 people signed a…

Paternal leave is for both men and women and paternity leave is gender specific, to men (Huerta, Adema, Baxter, Han, Lausten, Lee, and Waldfogel, 2013). Paternity leave is starting to become more popular in European countries (Ruhm, Waldfogel, 2011). There is evidence that fathers, who take leave, positively affect their children’s future (Zhelyazkova, 2013). Forty four percent of men in the United States took leave (Family Values Work). FMLA or the Family and Medical Leave act protects family…

Intro: Hello, I'm Josie Taylor, apart of the proposition team along with Hayley, Jess, and Gabby. We are defending the topic the “Public Advocacy about mandatory paid parental leave should rely on scientific and economic arguments” Definitions: To clear all that up, I’m going to define some of the words in that statement. First off we have public advocacy We defined public based off the words of Habermas as “when citizens act as a public when they deal with matter of general interest without…

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted by congress on February 5, 1993. The Act ensures that employers that have 50 or more employees that they are provided protected unpaid leave. Employees are protected for unpaid leave for a 12 week period. The Act not only protects the employee but protects the employee’s family member in the event an illness occurs. This allows the employee to take time off of work to provide the necessary care that is needed for themselves or family member.…

Maternity Leave Maternity leave is an approved maternal or medical leave that refers to a time period in which you are medically unable to work for the purpose of giving a normal or cesarean birth and taking care of the infant. This is usually a 6 to 8 week period depending on the complication factors of the birth and health of the child. Some women take leave prior to giving birth because of discomfort or the desire to prepare for the newborn. Others, take time after the baby is born to…