May 15, 2007
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.
Articles
Adapting to Adoptions
Pushing the Motherhood Cause
"They are moms with office jobs, moms with toddlers, moms with weekends that hustle them to birthday parties and scout meetings and supermarkets. No one has much free time, yet on this Saturday morning, they gather at Kim Love's home in Silver Spring to consider a political movement. So begins another ‘house party’ -- largely unnoticed in the political world, but one of hundreds that have been hosted in recent months in 37 states and the District. They are an outgrowth of MomsRising.org, founded a year ago to bring mothers together as a force for change in public policies that affect their everyday lives.”
Op-eds
The Right to Paid Sick Days
“It sounds reasonable: seven paid sick days a year. Why should you have to lose a couple of days pay, or maybe even your job, because you had the misfortune to catch the flu? And it certainly seems unreasonable to penalize an employee in good standing who misses a day or two of work to care for a child who is ill or has met with a serious accident. After all, this is the 21st century.”
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How to Handle 'The Return'
"Today is Mother's Day, but my big day isn't until June 19. If all goes well, I'll hold our firstborn, a baby boy, in my arms around then. Meanwhile, my career will go on hold for six months and possibly change forever -- depending on how I handle The Return.”