Parents

Watch our Facebook Live Q&A with Working Mother

January 23, 2019
Paid Family Leave

For answers to these and other questions about the law, check out the video here and see our brand new Worker’s Guide to New York Paid Family Leave, which includes step-by-step instructions on how to apply, a detailed FAQ, and sample language for how to address conflicts that may arise.

Working Families in New York Deserve Quality, Affordable Child Care

September 20, 2018
Uncategorized

Working parents shouldn’t have to choose between their economic security and securing quality child care for their children. Yet millions of families struggle to afford this basic need. Without access to quality, affordable child care, many parents—particularly working mothers—are forced to leave the workforce altogether.

Back to School: Working Parents, Know Your Rights When Your Child Is Sick

September 10, 2018
Paid Sick Time

Currently, a total of 10 states guarantee working parents the right to use earned sick time to care for their children when they are sick or in need of preventive care such as a yearly doctor’s checkup. Those states are Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

Speaking Up and Fighting Back Against Caregiver Discrimination in All Workplaces

July 10, 2018
Workplace Equality

Knowing your rights is the first step to asserting your rights. A Better Balance has a variety of online resources to help you better understand your workplace rights around caring for yourself and for loved ones.

This Black Maternal Health Week, We Stand in Solidarity with Black Women Leaders Calling for Urgent Action on Black Maternal Health

April 17, 2018
Pregnant Workers Fairness

Black women are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than white women. One factor lays at the root of this devastating statistic: systemic racism.

Millennials Deserve Real Paid Leave and a Secure Retirement

February 16, 2018
Paid Family Leave

We can have both paid leave now and a secure Social Security system for our retirement. States are leading the way with paid leave laws that are already working for real families and a federal bill, the FAMILY Act, could provide comprehensive, sustainable paid leave nationwide.

Working Families in New York Deserve Quality, Affordable Child Care

February 7, 2018
Fair & Flexible Work, State Laws

New York has the opportunity to become  a national leader by ensuring equitable access to quality, affordable child care for  all children and working families, regardless of where they live or how much they earn.

New York’s Groundbreaking Paid Family Leave Law Begins Providing Benefits January 1, 2018

December 18, 2017
Paid Family Leave, State Laws

“New Yorkers will no longer have to choose between caring for their families and their paycheck,” said Dina Bakst, co-founder and co-president of A Better Balance. “This is a profoundly historic moment in the fight for fairness and justice for New York families. "

Family Leave Works for Parents of Kids with Special Needs

September 19, 2017
Paid Family Leave, State Laws

New York’s new paid family leave law will give most people who work in New York State the right to take paid time off, without risking their job or health insurance, to address the serious health needs of their child.

Important News for New & Expecting Parents in New York

September 13, 2017
LGBTQ, Paid Family Leave, State Laws

All types of parents of any gender can take bonding leave, including foster and adoptive parents, LGBTQ parents, and other moms and dads. You can take this leave at any point within 12 months of your child’s birth or placement for adoption or foster care.