What it Means to Live in a Country that Does Not Guarantee Paid Family and Medical Leave
The United States stands alone among developed nations for failing to support families with paid family and medical leave. Slightly more than half of the U.S. workforce is eligible for 12 weeks of unpaid leave under the 1993 federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)....
Looking Back – Seven Years After Septic Shock
Yesterday was a hard day. Unfortunately, Facebook always reminds me every year in my memories when it’s the anniversary of the surgery that changed my families life. That cold March morning, my thirty-one-year-old self walked into the hospital with my...
How I became a health care advocate
I was a successful health care lobbyist and grant writer before I lost my job from my law firm. Rather than let it devastate me, I embraced the sense of relief I was experiencing and took it as an opportunity to do something else with my life (which I had...
Making paid leave for eldercare a political priority
No matter what the outcome of the 2016 presidential election is, caregiver advocates will continue to push for greater support and recognition. A recent report called family caregiving a “critical issue of public policy.” This is an exciting and...
How employers can support family caregivers
14% of Americans in their 40s and 50s are juggling their careers along with caring for a parent. 60% of family caregivers work full- or part-time. It’s not just older workers who are providing unpaid care for family and friends – 35% of caregivers are...
THIS is the Reality Your Employees Are Living In: Caregivers’ Stories Behind the Stats
These are the experiences, not just the numbers, of what your employees face as caregivers.
Understanding the FMLA and family responsibilities discrimination
We step into the caregiving role not knowing much about what it will entail and how our lives will change. Typically we find our world shift to an unfamiliar ground.
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