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...often even more unforgiving of fathers. It is a powerful taboo that prevents men from acknowledging their commitment to their children at work. A 1989 survey of medium and large private employers found that only 1% of employees had access to paid paternity leave and just 18% could take unpaid leave. Even in companies like Eastman Kodak, only 7% of men, vs. 93% of women, have taken advantage of the six-year-old family-leave plan...
...that doesn't hit the bottom line very hard." Greg Rasin, a partner with Proskauer Rose who advises employers on benefits, points out that at the very least, the Families and Medical Leave Act compels employers with more than 50 workers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave. Legal bonus: offering adoption benefits might shield them from lawsuits by workers seeking parity with those who receive maternity leave...
...multifaceted nature of the campaign proved to be effective. According to a receipt prepared in the Office of the Recording Secretary, the program raised approximately two million dollars in paid gifts by December 15, 1956 and an additional $1.6 million in unpaid pledges. By June 11, 1959—Commencement Day for the Class of 1959—the program had raised only $61 million, or 74 percent, of its goal of $82.5 million, according to the Boston Sunday Herald. A $2.5 million donation from Harold S. Vanderbilt on January 3, 1960 finally pushed the campaign to its goal, bringing...
...encourage such unpaid work, there might be a federal health plan for those who give 10 hours a week. But the most exciting news is here now: flexible work for pay in rewarding fields for folks past 50. Freedman notes these areas with gaping needs...
...Awards. Most of those stipends, however, only cover living expenses, so the problem of a student’s summer contribution persists. Thankfully, there is a fairly simple solution: the Financial Aid Office (FAO) could waive one summer’s contribution for students planning to work in an unpaid position in the public or community service fields. Such a system, which is already in place at other peer institutions, is at the heart of a proposal of spearheaded by students from the IOP and recently endorsed by the Undergraduate Council. We hope, however, that in working out the details...