Google, Facebook offer paid leave to parents amid coronavirus school closures

Food sector companies in California that employ 500 or more workers will be required to offer two weeks of additional paid sick leave to workers during the coronavirus crisis under an executive order signed by .....»»

Wyndy, a local startup that connects parents with pre-screened babysitters, is launching in new markets and offering new services amid widespread school closures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. The company is expanding to Auburn, Huntsville and Mont.....»»

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg told a Bloomberg summit the leave could be for 'seeking medical attention, or support f.....»»

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Allison Shelley/Getty Images Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg sat down with Business Insid.....»»

Orhan Fatih Dogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Charter announced last month that it would provide 60 days of free Spectrum internet to families with K-12 or college students in ord.....»»

Less than two months after settling with New York City regulators over paid sick leave, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc is under pressure for its policies amid the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Getty Four out of 10 hourly workers don't have access to paid sick leave, according to the Department of Labor. But as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, retail workers are often forced to choose between risking their healt.....»»

Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs is offering employees 10 days of paid family leave to care for children or elderly parents who are at home during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a memo sent to staff on Tuesday that was seen by Reuters......»»

The L.A. City Council voted to increase paid leave for workers who are ill or need to care for family — but o.....»»

Getty Four out of 10 hourly workers don't have access to paid sick leave, according to the Department of Labor. But as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, retail workers are often forced to choose between.....»»

Facebook Inc. on Thursday said it has launched a coronavirus community hub on its messenger platform that includes tools for parents and teachers to help with remote school work, help consumers.....»»

Getty Four out of 10 hourly workers don't have access to paid sick leave, according to the Department of Labor. But as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, retail workers are often forced to choose between risking their heal.....»»

The economic effects of coronavirus are particularly acute for those who cannot work from home and are afforded few protections, such as paid sick leave......»»

Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has led to school closures around the world.  As working parents have to take time off or reduce work to take care of chil.....»»

A teenager in the UK started selling squirts of hand sanitizer to his classmates for 50 pence a squirt, his mom said in a Facebook post. The student from Leeds was sent home for the day, after he earned £9.  His dad called him.....»»

REUTERS/Brandon Wade/File Photo Google has created a fund to enable all its contract and temporary workers globally to take paid sick leave if they have potential COVID-19 symptoms or are in.....»»

AP Photo/Evan Vucci The Trump administration announced Tuesday evening it w.....»»

With millions of Americans lacking paid sick leave, concerns are growing that workers who show up to work sick will accelerate s.....»»

The options are expected to be presented to President Trump this afternoon......»»