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Washington (May 7, 2009) – Workplace flexibility initiatives for hourly employees are as successful as those designed for professional staff. And businesses that offer hourly employees flexible work options find that they are critical management tools that enhance recruitment, retention, engagement, cost control, productivity and financial performance.
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Washington, DC (May 7, 2009) — Corporate Voices for Working Families (CVWF) and the American Business Collaboration (ABC) support legislation introduced today that, if passed, would make child care more affordable to working families.
Representatives John Yarmuth (D-KY), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Peter Roskam (R-IL) introduced H.R. 2298 to amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) limits.
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- 06/26/2009The Sloan Work and Family Research Network has published a new policy brief that examines paid family leave. The policy brief, “Paid Family Leave: One Solution to Helping Today’s Working Families Meet Their Family Responsibilities at Critical Times,” describes state policy efforts to address paid family leave. According to the Sloan Work and Family Research Network, [...]
- 06/25/2009The current recession has placed increasing stress on working families as businesses strive to do more with less (heavier workloads, longer hours). An article on CNN.com summarizes a CareerBuilder Survey, Working Dads, which asked 797 men who are employed full-time and have children 18 and younger living at home, about their current work/life balance. Most [...]
- 06/19/2009At our Corporate Voices for Working Families annual meeting we honored Year Up as our Nonprofit Partner of the Year, recognizing that organization for being the premiere alternative pathway program that successfully prepares low income young adults for professional careers. Today, with the national spotlight on mentors and parents, President Barack Obama visited the Year Up [...]