family leave care and small business owners, updated 17 hours ago

The headline shouts:

America's parents want paid family leave 

and affordable child care. Why can't they get it?

But do they really? Many mothers enjoy the flexibility of a job with a smaller employer; who can't afford to offer a "one size fits all" program. Creating such a program and forcing ALL employers; especially the smaller would create a burden of such magnitude that the employer may close its doors leaving mother and father without a job entirely. 

 The USA Article about paid family leave is good; this is NFIB member's stand: The NFIB insists the U.S. doesn't need a federal mandate – a 2016 survey found 73% of its members offered paid time off for reasons such as vacation or sickness to full-time employees. However, just 18.3% of its surveyed businesses specifically offered paid maternity leave, and only 19% of working Americans have access to paid family leave, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

 “Trust us to treat our employees well,’’ said Brad Close, who heads public policy and advocacy for the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), whose member companies each have 100 or fewer workers. “Please don’t make a ‘one size fits all’ for every business out there. It’s not going to work for the little guys.”  

 Read the article.

 If you are a small business owner and would like to be updated on news like this and also have a voice in your state capital and in Washington D.C., consider joining NFIB. NFIB is nonpartisan; you'll be informed on the issues, get involved at whatever level you choose, and even choose the amount of your membership investment. Ask me for details. 

 Make it a great day! Terry (Ter) Scott

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