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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

People are living longer with more access to medical care and innovations and progress in medicine. Millennials currently make up 25% of caregivers, and given greater longevity among aging and chronically ill family members this number is bound to grow. were able to access paid family leave in 2016.

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How does your parental leave policy stack up? Is it fair? Equitable? Competitive?

PeopleStrategy

Family leave has been subject to much scrutiny and debate in recent years. And two current employment trends are putting additional pressure on employers to take a closer look at their current parental leave policies: Employees want better work-life balance as they seek a higher quality of life.

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New employment laws to watch in 2020

Insperity

The Obama administration planned to raise the minimum to $913 a week, or $47,476 per year, by December 2016. Changes at the state and local level: Paid leave policies. However, some states and local governments are implementing more generous leave policies for employees. As of Jan. LGBT employment protections.