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Paternity leave is becoming more common
A dad is suing the law firm where he used to work as an associate for retaliating after he took a parental leave. Though his leave was protected by FMLA, he lost his job four months after returning to work.
He says the two are directly connected, and that the “macho culture” in his law office created an atmosphere that led to his being punished and eventually fired for putting his family first.
Ariel Ayanna says the senior people in his workplace regularly bragged about how little time they spent on family obligations, while Ayanna took time off to care for his newborn child and mentally ill wife.
The case has grabbed attention from work/life balance advocates, who point out that men are an increasingly important part of the conversation. Cases like this one demonstrate that work/life balance isn’t strictly a women’s issue. Men have childcare obligations as well, and increasingly need to balance their family needs against their careers.
A survey of 2,000 women in the United Kingdom found that women who aren’t mothers want maternity leave, too.
In related news: 74 percent of women also claimed to want stretch marks and sleepless nights. Continue reading »
If you’re a working parent jealous of the stay-at-home set, cover your ears. Out-of-work parents in Los Angeles may actually get paid to watch their own kids!
With the state’s finances an utter disaster (sorry, it’s true,) LA is discussing a plan that would provide childcare payments to thousands of parents currently on welfare. In other words? Continue reading »
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