Women Black Women More Likely To Forego Unpaid Maternity Leave Out Of Necessity, Study FindsStacy JacksonOctober 19, 2023October 20, 2023 by Stacy JacksonOctober 19, 2023October 20, 20231530 Black women lose an estimated $3.9 billion in income each year to unpaid or poorly paid leave.... Read more
Career What’s Behind The Gap in Work Benefits Among White Employees and Employees of ColorCourtney ConnleyMay 4, 2016July 7, 2016 by Courtney ConnleyMay 4, 2016July 7, 20161129 Report finds black and Latino workers have less access to work benefits than their white peers.... Read more
News New York Governor Calls For Paid Family Leave, Discusses Loss of FatherCourtney ConnleyJanuary 14, 2016September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyJanuary 14, 2016September 28, 2017464 The United States is one of few developed countries that don't offer some sort of paid maternity and paternity leave. In the state of New... Read more
Career President Obama’s New Executive Order Could Affect More Than 300,000 WorkersCourtney ConnleySeptember 8, 2015September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleySeptember 8, 2015September 28, 2017285 President Obama unveils new executive order that will require federal contractors to offer employees up to seven days of paid sick leave.... Read more
News Netflix Announces ‘Unlimited’ Leave for New Moms and DadsCourtney ConnleyAugust 5, 2015September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyAugust 5, 2015September 28, 2017310 Netflix announces new plan to offer unlimited maternity and paternity leave to new parents... Read more
News Politics Is Paid Leave a Worker’s Right or Privilege?Cristie LeondisJanuary 16, 2015January 12, 2016 by Cristie LeondisJanuary 16, 2015January 12, 2016374 Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama and chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, has released an article on LinkedIn... Read more
Career Magazine Family FirstSonia AlleyneApril 1, 2012September 29, 2012 by Sonia AlleyneApril 1, 2012September 29, 2012886 It may be no surprise that many American children grow up in a home with two working parents, but it’s worth noting that the group... Read more