Welcoming a new child into your family can be pretty exciting. The first few weeks and months of becoming a parent to a new child are often busy, happy, and sometimes stressful times. While maternity ...

More than 25 years ago, Ed Daizovi caused a bit of a stir at the Georgetown, Ky. automobile plant where he worked when he requested information about his company's paternity leave program leading up ...

Welcoming a baby into your life is an exciting milestone for any family. It’s cementing the next steps at establishing a family and in order to not miss those early must-see first baby moments, ...

In a perfect world, all new parents would be able to take paid time off to bond with their new babies, support their partners, and get used to the new family dynamics. Unfortunately, it's not that ...

While this may seem like a benefit to employers — of course you want your employees to be working instead of taking extended leave — there are some downsides to men not taking paternity leave. Example ...

The United States is still generally behind the curve when providing paid maternity leave, with only 40 % of employers offering paid leave. Despite this, roughly 70 % of women can take maternity leave ...

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Several weeks ago, after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced he would take paternity leave to spend time with and care for infant twins he adopted with husband Chasten, a tweet in ...

Family leave policies vary widely and can be confusing. What allowances are state-mandated? Do dads even know how much time off they are entitled to? Why are fathers not using all of their time when ...