Parental Advisory

but not required, to offer up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for special circumstances such as childbirth (Gilpin). However, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, less than 15 percent of Americans are actually offered the paid parental leave (Gilpin). In the unlikely event that they are given this option, female physicians still find themselves taking only about 6.5 weeks of maternity leave (Fang). That is just a little more than half of the time that they were given. Why are…

After Steve rushed his wife to the hospital early one Friday morning, within several hours he officially became a father. As he held his son he realized he and his wife are now new parents. His wife planned to take the now standard twelve week maternity leave at home caring for their son. Steve however, will return to work Monday morning as usual. When he returns to work, his lack of sleep and hectic home life will untitentialy impact his job prefromace. This will cause both Steve and his…

In the 2006 Mother’s Day edition of the Washington Post, journalist, Jody Heyman, takes an aggressive stance on the treatment of working parents, primarily mothers. In her article, “We Can Afford to Give Parents a Break,” Heyman addresses the issues of guaranteed long-term paid maternity leave, paid leave to care for sick children, and the myths surrounding the effects of such benefits. Heyman uses the appeals of ethos, logos and pathos to encourage support for her causes. Heyman establishes…

Murder of Ralph Voosen On March 2nd at 1a.m., Officer J. Beach found a dead body lying on the ground. That person was identified as Ralph Voosen. He had a gunshot wound in his head and was surrounded by blood all over the floor. The time of death was estimated between 11p.m. and midnight on March 1. There was a note found in Mr. Voosen’s right pants pocket that read, “Meet me in your classroom at 11p.m. tonight. We need to talk.” I suspect that Brian Craig killed Mr. Voosen. I completed a…

“In 1993 mothers being able to have at least 12 weeks off of work for their child became a law. Maternity leave for men was not relevant until 2003 and The actual act of shared parental leave did not launch until 2015. (Jacobs, 2015, p.3) Maternity leave was looked down upon by most men because of how that was perceived in society, which was that it was neither the mans job, nor thier responsibility. It is known as a woman's job…

As you requested, I am submitting recommendations for the company’s bereavement leave policy that provides the same benefits to all employees, regardless of their jurisdiction or their length of service. The components of the policy include the following; • A definition of immediate family including an employee's spouse, parent, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchild. In deference to blended families employers increasingly add stepparent, step children, father-in-law, mother-in-law,…

The company was founded more than 35 years ago and now boasts 1,300 employees and $275 million per year in sales. From the beginning, Chouinard and his wife and business partner, Malinda, declared that they would establish a business only on their own terms of environmental preservation above all else. Unlike in many businesses where employees often leave their true personalities at the door to conform to business policies, at Patagonia Chouinard wants employees to retain who they are at all…

Paid maternity leave is offered to women and the policy even extends to men for a lesser time frame around the globe. Countries have offered as much as 12 to 18 weeks paid leave and some private sector organizations overseas can offer up to a year of maternity leave. Countries that are rapidly growing within their economic development have also extended policy centered around maternity leave which begs the question: Why is the United States lagging behind our global counterparts in providing…

The United States Department of Labor’s website states in Wage and Hour Division (n.d.) that the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. This essentially means employees can take a leave of absence for medical related reasons, while still…

like ours, with respect to supports for families, especially parental leave. As a developmental psychologist as well as a mother and grandmother, I am keenly aware of the importance of providing men and women alike with time to adjust to their new role as parents, time to learn the baby’s needs and rhythms, and time to sleep. And women who have given birth often need time to recover from giving birth. The business case for parental leave is strong. In the wake of California’s partially paid…