Don’t Get Left Behind in the Changing Parental Leave Landscape No matter the results of the November election! By Amy Beacom, EdD | Last Updated: October 7, 2024 Linkedin Instagram Instagram Facebook Twitter Essential Takeaways (TLDR): State-Level Progress: With 13 states plus D.C. having ratified paid family leave laws and 23-24 more in the pipeline, … Continued
Is it time to let work know you are welcoming a new child to your family? If you’re experiencing a mix of emotions–anticipation, excitement, a tinge of anxiety, confusion, and perhaps, even some dread–you’re not alone!
The (Often Overlooked) Third Phase of Parental Leave: Your Reintegration Back to Work By Amy Beacom, EdD | Last Updated: December 12, 2023 Linkedin Instagram Instagram Facebook Twitter In the major personal and professional rite of passage our culture simply calls, parental leave, one phase often gets overlooked: the reintegration phase. The excitement of the … Continued
Companies are unfairly expected to do the work of society. Despite years of advocacy, a vast majority of U.S. employees still lack access to paid parental leave, with low-wage workers, particularly women and people of color, being the most vulnerable. Additionally, very few managers and expecting/new parents receive any type of leave resources or navigation support, let alone socio-emotional transition support.
Celebrating FMLA and 30 Years of UNPAID Job-Protected Leave At the Center for Parental Leave Leadership, we’re reflecting on how far we’ve come toward economic and health justice in the last three decades since the Family Medical and Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law, while also looking to the future of paid family and … Continued
Leading Strategically for the Whole Person and the Whole Team Are you a manager who thinks parental leave is solely put on this earth to drive you crazy? It’s time for a reframe. Parental leave is instead an important and unique opportunity for managers to shape their own leadership skills and the skills and abilities … Continued
One effective way to adjust to new working parenthood is through boundaries. Boundary management techniques such as examining and redrawing or redefining what you want your boundaries to look like between work and home can help you move toward your values. Practically speaking, how do we move ourselves away from the false notion of balance … Continued
There are company-wide reverberations for not supporting working parents. As anyone who isn’t living under a rock knows, it’s been a rough Fall for viruses. Flus A and B, RSV, Covid-19, and a seemingly endless parade of obscure cooties have been hitting kids hard and then making the rounds through the whole family. (Last week … Continued
At a time when many companies are cutting back on work-life benefits, others are going all in. Imagine having just welcomed a new child and gearing up to return to work from parental leave. Then, the COVID-19 crisis hits. You’re working from home with no child care. You’re not returning to the physical office — you’re … Continued
A version of this article appeared on the Oregon Business Magazine website on April 11, 2017. The words “mandated paid family leave” tend to cause a mild panic in the hearts, minds and pocket books of small business owners. “We can’t afford this! We’ll have to lay people off! We’ll go under!” It’s an understandable fear, especially … Continued