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Workers are using medical leave as a sneaky extended vacation to job hunt: ‘Take the FMLA, take the disability, take you a break’
Success
Workers are using medical leave as a sneaky extended vacation to job hunt: ‘Take the FMLA, take the disability, take you a break’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 15, 2026
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Future of Work
Nearly 20 states now require employers to give paid sick leave to workers
By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewJuly 1, 2025
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Newsletters
This parental leave policy stands out as a bright spot in a gloomy corporate climate for women
By Brit Morse and Nina AjemianApril 2, 2025
Two parents and a child sitting at a table having a meal together.
Newsletters
This company believes an extremely generous paid parental leave is one of the best ways to retain employees
By Brit MorseApril 2, 2025
A man holding a baby
Lifestyle
New York dads forgo $1.6 billion in paid state leave, study says
By Kelsey Butler and BloombergFebruary 26, 2025
Female recruiter looks at a résumé
Leadership
Résumé gaps aren’t the job killer they used to be but applicants still need to get smart about explaining their time away from the workforce
By Emma BurleighDecember 23, 2024
Happy workers at office.
Newsletters
From maternity leave to performance bonuses, these are the benefits that are most likely to drive worker engagement
By Emma BurleighOctober 9, 2024
Nicole White, a Bank of America employee, used the time off to travel to Fiji, Australia, New Zealand and Machu Picchu.
Newsletters
Here’s why Bank of America lets long-time employees take up to six weeks of sabbatical
By Emma BurleighJuly 29, 2024
Mother's Day
Success
America proudly celebrates Mother’s Day but it’s still the only industrialized company to lack a national paid maternity leave policy
By Alexandra Olson, Claire Savage and The Associated PressMay 13, 2024
Worker has a breakdown at work.
Newsletters
Employee mental health requests have skyrocketed but only a fraction of leaders are making real changes
By Emma BurleighMay 13, 2024
Only about 18% of the 148 largest school districts in the U.S. offer paid parental leave for teachers—and of the 27 districts that do offer paid leave, variations are plenty.
Health
Paid parental leave at schools is so dire that teachers must hoard their sick days and time their pregnancies around summer vacation
By Sunny NagpaulApril 19, 2024
Smiling mother at desk looking at father holding baby in home office.
Newsletters
Companies are making big changes to their leave programs in an effort to hold onto workers
By Paige McGlauflin and Emma BurleighJanuary 25, 2024
Exclusive: A new tool supported by OpenAI’s Sam Altman will help parents access paid leave
Newsletters
Exclusive: A new tool supported by OpenAI’s Sam Altman will help parents access paid leave
By Emma Hinchliffe and Joey AbramsDecember 5, 2023
Stack of golden coins like income graph and pregnant woman.
Personal Finance
‘I’m already saving for my daughter’s maternity leave—she’s only 2.’ Parental leave in the U.S. is so bad families are planning generations in advance
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 14, 2023
A man with a sad expression looks out a window.
Newsletters
Most grieving Americans receive just 3 days of paid bereavement leave and expanding that could have big benefits
By Paige McGlauflin and Joey AbramsSeptember 11, 2023
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