Parental leave in the U.S. could be reaching a turning point as major employers revise their provisions for expecting families. Paid parental leave benefits serve to support and retain working parents ...

Minnesota's new paid leave program begins in 2026, offering up to 12 weeks of each family or medical leave, but no more than ...

Mums and dads will be offered more paid parental leave (PPL) but the majority of the extra support won't flow for another few years. The PPL legislation was introduced to parliament today, after the ...

Stress leave means taking extended time off work to recover from stress. People requesting stress leave in the United States will need to meet certain conditions defined in the Family and Medical ...

On the most basic level, the difference between sick leave and annual leave for federal employees is simple: Sick leave is for illness and annual leave is for vacations. In practice, it’s a little ...

Happy Father’s Day! Read all of our dad stories here. When I returned from paternity leave earlier this year, my boss here at GQ had an assignment waiting for me: find out how family leave is going ...

A federal employee recently wrote to me with this question: I was told I have to retire by Dec. 31, 2023 to get paid for my leave that is more than the 240 hour limit to carry over into 2024. Another ...

Jessica Booth is a New York-based freelance writer who regularly writes about health, wellness, parenting, food, travel, beauty and more for a variety of publications. She currently writes for Forbes ...