How Much Parental Leave Is Too Much?

While a growing number of employers are expanding paid leave for new parents, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it is cutting in half, from 52 weeks to 26 weeks, the... Read more »

Laid-Off BuzzFeed Workers Demand Vacation Payout

BuzzFeed—a digital media company headquartered in New York City—should have paid recently laid-off workers the vacation time they earned but didn't use due to the demands of the job, according to a... Read more »

Viewpoint: Unlimited Vacation—Wave of the Future or Potential Liability?

While unlimited paid-time-off policies are not as simple as they seem on their face, the complications and risks associated with such policies can generally be managed through careful planning and implementation. Read more »

Will Paid Family Leave Be Available in More States?

More states are considering bills that would provide employees with paid parental leave and paid leave to care for relatives with serious health conditions. Read more »

Will New York City Mandate Paid Vacation Time?

Many businesses would have to provide New York City employees with two weeks of paid vacation time under proposed legislation that Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced. Read more »

Do Your Employees Have the Flu? Follow These Paid-Sick-Leave Laws

It’s flu season, and if your employees haven’t started calling in sick yet—either due to their own illness or to take care of a family member—they will soon. Time for employers to... Read more »
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