August 18, 2006
The Workplace Flexibility 2010 News Roundup is a compilation of the latest news articles, reports and other materials related to workplace flexibility. The News Roundup appears twice-weekly. If you have questions about any of the items, please contact Jennifer Hedrick at jlh62@law.georgetown.edu.
Reports
Getting Punched: The Job and Family Clock
"Workplace conditions matter. When workers are unable to adequately meet family responsibilities because of their jobs, it threatens not only family well-being but also exacerbates national challenges ranging from elder care and an aging workforce to health care, school readiness, and school performance. Furthermore, there is a cost to the social fabric when work responsibilities overpower family responsibilities; this cost is born disproportionately by those who can least afford to bear it—low wage workers.”