Next Practice Leave Benefits — Leading Companies Shift to Gender Neutral, Reason Neutral Leave Benefits

Today’s leading companies understand that quality paid family leave policies are good for business. Benefits include cost savings in recruitment and retention, increased employee morale, and an effective tool for narrowing the gender leadership and pay gap.

A new standard for paid leave is emerging across corporate America that increasingly includes hourly workers, fathers, and caregivers. Companies will need to adhere to new standards in paid family leave to remain competitive.

The information in this report is organized in three primary categories:

• Current statistics related to the status of family leave offerings in the U.S. and the business case and return on investment for offering paid family leave
• Case studies and corporate examples of family leave
• Suggested considerations for developing equitable and competitive family leave, and links to additional sites with other information and corporate case studies