Posts Tagged "familyfriendlyworkplace"

Women’s Health Today on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org May 10, 2013 – 8am MST, 10am EST Women, Work and Motherhood Listen to the promo here – PromoWHT51013 Is there adequate support for new moms and families of newborns? If research tells us that time to bond with the baby is a determinant of the child’s health and development, why are there so few social supports and policies to adequately accomplish this? Is there a safety...

From the US DOL Women’s Bureau: To meet the diverse needs of today’s workforce, the Women’s Bureau just released its guides on Equal Pay A Guide to Women’s Equal Pay Rights and An Employer’s Guide to Equal Pay in four additional languages: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and French. The first guide: A Guide to Women’s Equal Pay Rights educates employees about their rights under the existing equal pay laws with detailed answers to...

Friday, December 14th 8am MST Women’s Health Today on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org wht-promo-20121214-gen With more women in the workforce than ever before and the US being one of three countries that doesn’t offer any PAID maternity leave, is it time for Congress to act on PAID leave for families? I will be talking to Vicki Shabo, of the National Partnership for Women & Families as we discuss the impact of unpaid leave...

Senate Bill 272 appropriates $75,000 to UNM BBER to complete the work of the Task Force on Work Life Balance. Read and track the bill here. Senate Bill 272 appropriates $75,000 from the GENERAL FUND to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico for the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) to cover expenses related to completing the work of the Task Force on Work-Life Balance pursuant to House Memorial 1 of the...

The Task Force on Work-Life Balance reported today to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee. The report includes a definition of Family-Friendly Policies, profitability outcomes for employers, social outcomes for employees and communities, and information on family-friendly business awards. Committee Chair, Senator Dede Feldman, endorsed the idea of an employer awards program. Watch the presentation on You Tube. Read the...