Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Stansbury is a San Diego-based travel and parenting writer. The ability to take time off to bond with a new child, care ...

In lieu of national paid leave policies for American workers, employers are often the primary decider of how much paid time off their employees get, leaving no guarantee that leave policies will ...

Though the list of employee perks is shifting around, employers continue to lean into the policies that drive retention and matter most to employees. In addition to expanding their parental, medical, ...

New research reveals wide variation on paid parental leave benefits offered by the 500 largest U.S. companies, so job candidates should not assume the existence of a "standard" parental leave policy.

Leave management is having “a moment” and capturing the attention of HR leaders in a way it never has before. According to NFP’s 2026 U.S. Leave Management Report, there is a critical transformation ...