Family Leave
On January 15, President Obama signed a presidential memorandum directing Federal agencies to allow their employees to take six weeks of advanced paid sick leave to care for a new child or ill family member. The memorandum, titled “Modernizing Federal Leave Policies for Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care to Recruit and Retain Talent and Improve Productivity,” stated: Offering family leave and other workplace flexibilities to parents can help achieve the goals of recruiting and retaining talent, lowering costly worker turnover, increasing employee engagement, boosting employee morale, and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workforce. Yet, the United States lags behind almost…
