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Complying with Family-Friendly Leave Policies Is Not Enough

Harvard Business Review

employers, since the United States is the only developed nation without paid maternity leave. According to Director of Recruiting and Talent Development, Melissa Enbar, when moms return from maternity leave, they have access to peer support groups as well as an inviting on-site lounge for pumping. Here’s an example.

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The U.S. Economy Is Suffering from Low Demand. Higher Wages Would Help

Harvard Business Review

Target raised its minimum wage to $11 this past fall and committed to $15 by 2020. Economic growth has been stuck in low gear for almost a decade now, averaging around 2% a year since 2010 while productivity growth, the key to increasing living standards, has been languishing near historic lows since the financial crisis.

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