Family-Friendly Workplace Certification Program
This act establishes a national certification program to recognize employers committed to helping employees balance work and family responsibilities. Companies meeting specific criteria, such as paid family leave and flexible work hours, can receive a special certification. The goal is to promote workplaces that make it easier for parents to combine their careers with childcare and other family obligations.
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Companies can earn certification by offering paid family leave (minimum 12 weeks) for childbirth, adoption, caring for a sick family member, or personal serious health conditions.
Required benefits include paid sick days, separate from general paid time off, and childcare support, such as subsidies or policies allowing parents to work with infants in safe settings.
Employers must offer flexible hours upon return from parental leave and, if feasible, remote work options for childcare-related reasons.
The act promotes lactation support, including reimbursement for breastmilk delivery, access to pumps and supplies, and lactation consultants.
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