A new report from the Government Accountability Office found unpaid household labor was valued between $5.6 trillion and $6 trillion in 2024, or about 20% of the U.S.’ GDP.

10 years after feasibility study workers are still waiting.

This midterm season, as courts and legislatures chip away at who gets to have a voice in our elections and governance, shoring up our democratic infrastructure is more important than ever. An unlikely...

People shared the claim about the former U.S. Senate majority leader in summer 2026 after he spent weeks away from work following a reported fall.

Experts warn this common choice among new dads could also put marriages under strain. Here’s what you need to know.

Introduction American families are under growing financial strain, caught between a shifting labor market and support systems that weren’t designed for the modern economy. Child care is financially un...

As I prepare to move into the professional world, I’ve found myself imagining what my ideal job would look like. After all, there is an entire world of jobs out there with different descriptions, resp...

The American workplace is still organized around an ideal worker who has no body, no children, no aging parents, no illness, no grief and no caregiving responsibilities. Motherhood exposes that fictio...

If you live in the US, non-gestational parents are entitled to parental leave through the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but most don't take it. Here's how to make it happen, plus the surprising way...

The change expands the number of companies that must comply with the New Jersey Family Leave Act and decreases the amount of time it takes for an employee to become eligible for job protections.

Every other 2026 World Cup qualifier guarantees paid parental leave in some form.

Gov Shapiro Makes Appointments to New Commission on People with Disabilities

Minnesota’s paid leave program gives workers time off with partial pay around family expansions or medical programs. So far almost 75,000 people have been approved for leave.

A new study from Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago highlights the critical role paid paternal leave plays in supporting new dads’ mental health following...

Our nation’s tax dollars are being poured into violence abroad while families here struggle to survive.

Starting in 2028, Virginia workers will be able to use paid leave for more than just family or medical needs. Find out what else the law covers and why YWCA Richmond calls it a turning point.

Grief takes a heavy toll in the workplace. Bereavement leave is too short and support too often lacking. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Celebrating a decade of advocacy for babies and toddlers, family representatives from across the country will gather to urge Congress for better infant and toddler funding and protected parental leave...

Millions of sick Americans could have a tougher time retaining – or even signing up for – Medicaid coverage after the first-ever federal work requirement begins in January.

The Family and Medical Leave Act gives eligible employees up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave for caregiving. But the federal policy has noteworthy limitations. The HealthQ team explains. The Family...

This project is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), through the Embassy of Sweden in Pristina, within the framework of the project

Mothers in the Sunshine State often return to work within months, or even weeks, after delivery. Some drop out of the workforce altogether.

A pair of bipartisan Ohio senators want to create a state-funded family and medical leave insurance program.

Authors of the measure, state Reps. Jennifer O’Mara and Maria Collett, urge passage before another Mother’s Day arrives.