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Many Child-Care Workers Don't Earn a Living Wage—and That Was the Case Even Before the Pandemic
Of all the hardships child-care workers face, the biggest may be that they’re not paid a living wage in many states, according to a new report.
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New California Bill Would Require Employers to Pay for Backup Child Care for Workers
A first-of-its-kind bill would require California companies with more than 1,000 employees to provide up to 60 hours of subsidized backup child care.
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School Holidays Are Particularly Challenging for Working Parents
Months into the coronavirus pandemic, working parents are no better off when it comes to childcare challenges.
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Mitt Romney Proposes Giving American Families an Extra $3,000 a Year
Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) unveiled a plan Thursday that would provide American families with an extra $250 a month for school-aged children.
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Over 1 in 4 Child-Care Providers Nationwide Still Remain Closed
More than six months after a majority of stay-at-home orders lapsed in states across the U.S., the child-care industry has yet to fully recover.
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Good News for Parents: Covid Relief Bill Allows Bigger Cash Rollovers for Dependent Care
The latest Covid relief bill removes the limit on dependent care FSA rollovers in 2021 and 2022.
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Congress Proposes $10 Billion in Relief for the Child-Care Industry, But Advocates Say It's Only a ‘Down Payment'
Lawmakers agreed to a $900 billion Covid-19 relief package that provides $10 billion for the child-care industry, but advocates say it isn’t enough long term.
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Still Have Money in Your Flex Spending Account? Here's How You Can Spend It Down
Understanding your FSA is important. Here’s what you need to know and what unexpected items are eligible.
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Your Safety Net Is Broken
Among the many harsh truths about American society exposed by the coronavirus pandemic is this one: Our social safety net is broken. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway looks at how the ripple effect of the broken safety net can be seen in things like an increase in crowdfunding campaigns to cover lost wages and health expenses and a growing strain on...
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9.8 Million Working Mothers in the U.S. Are Suffering From Burnout
Juggling child-care challenges with work responsibilities takes a toll. Roughly 9.8 million working mothers in the U.S. are suffering from workplace burnout.
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With More Childcare and Domestic Work, the Pandemic Poses a ‘Real Danger' to Women's Progress, UN Finds
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, women have been bearing the brunt of extra childcare duties and unpaid domestic work, a study by the UN has found.
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Child Care Centers Have ‘No Heightened Risk' of Spreading Coronavirus at Facilities: Study
Parents of young children may breathe a little easier and be more comfortable dropping their kids off at child care centers, after a new report found there was “no heightened risk” of the coronavirus spread at the facilities.
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Maryland Allows Child Care Centers to Open at Full Capacity
Maryland is allowing child care providers to return to the full teacher-to-child ratios that they are licensed to have
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Can Your Employer Fire You For Taking Care of Your Kids on Company Time?
Kids will be kids at the worst time… right when you’re in the middle of a huge video conference with your boss. But can you really be fired for managing your children while working from home? Attorney Mandy Price discusses what your rights are as a work-from-home parent.
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Maryland Enacts Emergency Order to Expand Access to Child Care
Gov. Larry Hogan enacted an emergency order to expand access to child care for critical personnel amid the coronavirus outbreak today. The directive is intended to ensure that the children of emergency services personnel will have adequate care as their parents continue to work “on the front lines” of the coronavirus public health threat. “Every child care and day care…
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Maryland Nanny Caught on Camera Giving Pills to Toddler With Heart Condition: Police
A nanny in Maryland is accused of drugging a toddler who has a congenital heart condition
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Sanders Would Use Wealth Tax for Universal Child Care, Pre-K
Bernie Sanders has joined fellow progressive Elizabeth Warren in proposing that a “wealth tax” can fiance government-funded child care from infancy through age 3 for every American family, then provide universal pre-kindergarten programs after that. Fresh off his win in Nevada, the Vermont senator called the nation’s child care and early education “an international embarrassment” while unveiling a plan Monday…
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Oh, Baby! 3 Steps to Prepare Your Finances for Your New Arrival
If you think bringing a new human into the world is daunting, wait until you see what he or she will do to your budget. It will cost a middle-income married couple an average of $233,610 to raise a child from birth through age 17, according to 2015 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In fact, your child is costing...