Changes to Family and Medical Leave Act

The U.S. Department of Labor released the final regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), clarifying employer and employee rights under the law. Find out what's new here.

Flexible Spending Accounts: Age Limit for Day Care

If you're using your flexible spending dollars for child care and your child is older, you should know that these funds can only be used for care of a child age 13 or younger.

So, if your kid will be turning 14 within the next year, you'll want clarification on when he or she officially becomes ineligible -- it'll impact how much of those use-them-or-lose-them dollars you set aside. Get some help here.

Growing Movement: Bringing Babies to Work

Employers instituting programs which allow parents to bring their infants to work is a movement growing in popularity. Read more here.

Find a Family-Friendly Workplace

How do you go about landing a job with an organization that is family-friendly? The Young Mommy Chronicles outlines some key tips today. Visit them here.

Women Working More Hours Due to Economy

Working women are spending more and more time on the job with less time for themselves and their families. But the nation’s souring economy is such a major concern, most say they would use any extra time to work a second job.

The more than 12,000 women who took the sixth Ask a Working Woman survey online—released today by Working America and the AFL-CIO—also said the top item that would make their lives easier is a 10 percent raise. Find out what other issues were major concerns for working women, and what worries them the most, here. How does it compare to your concerns? Are you willing to take on a second job? Let us know what you think.

Men Would Be Mr. Mom, If They Could.

73 Percent of Working Dads would be a Stay-At-Home Parent if Money Were Not an Issue -- so says a new survey released by Monster. Read more at Business Wire.

Stay-at-Home Moms Worth $117,000 Per Year

If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she'd rake in a nifty sum of nearly US$117,000 a year. Read more in The Canadian Press.

Working Less to Be With Kids?

Is leaving work promptly at 5:30 to be with your kids a "walk of shame"? Check out this article in the Wall Street Journal for more insight.

Bringing Baby to Work

Looks like more and more companies are letting employees bring their babies to work. Read more about it in the Asbury Park Press.