Property News · March 13, 2016

Paid leave a modern family value and momentum is building state by state


As the Obama administration faces challenges reversing federal policy, Vermont and Minnesota among the local jurisdictions transforming the benefits landscapeLast week, Vermont became the fifth state in the country to pass legislation requiring companies to provide their employees with at least three paid sick days a year. It was the latest example of how, little by little, states and local jurisdictions are doing what Barack Obama has been unable to do from his lofty perch in the White House – implementing new family-friendly policies on issues such as ensuring sick workers don’t have to choose between losing money (or even their jobs) and getting even sicker by going to work, or caring for a new baby or unwell child and their job. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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