Workplace family support

Work-life balance can often be overlooked and employees' personal lives can lose priority to their work responsibilities. Policies regarding family care ensure that workers are able to take the necessary time off for self-care, while having the peace of mind that their loved ones are receiving proper care as well.

This feature provides support to improve work-life balance.

Part 1: Parental Leave

Employers provide the following:

a.¹⁸² Paid parental leave for 6 weeks for each parent.

b.⁴⁶ An additional 12 weeks of unpaid parental leave.

Part 1: Unit Allocation

At least one of the following requirements are met:

a.¹³⁰ 20% or more units are designated for tenants whose incomes are at or below 50% of local Area Median Income (AMI) determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), adjusted for family size.

b.¹³⁰ 40% or more units are designated for tenants whose incomes are at or below 60% of local AMI determined by HUD, adjusted for family size.

Part 2: Employer Supported Child Care

Employers provide at least one of the following:

a.⁶⁶ On-site child care centers compliant with local child care licensure.

b.⁶⁶ Subsidies or vouchers for child care.

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	Core & Shell	Tenant Improvement	New Construction
Part 1: Parental Leave	-	O	O
Part 1: Unit Allocation	-	-	-
Part 2: Employer Supported Child Care	-	O	O

	Commercial Kitchen	Schools	Multifamily Residential	Restaurant	Retail
Part 1: Unit Allocation	-	-	O	-	-
Part 1: Parental Leave	-	O	-	O	O
Part 2: Employer Supported Child Care	-	O	-	O	O

Verification Methods Matrix

	Letters of Assurance	Annotated Documents	On-Site Checks
PART 1 (Protocol) Parental Leave		Policy Document
PART 1 (Design) Unit Allocation		Policy Document
PART 2 (Protocol) Employer Supported Child Care		Policy Document

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**United States Code (2006). 29 U.S.C. § 2612.**
93.1.b	US federal law entitles eligible employees to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period for reasons listed in § 2612(a)(1), including the birth of a child, or placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care.
93.3.a	United States federal law permits eligible employees to receive up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period for an employee to care for a spouse, child or parent with a serious health condition.

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National Partnership for Women and Families. Expecting Better: A State-by-State Analysis of Laws That Help New Parents.
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/research-library/work-family/expecting-better-2014.pdf. Published June, 2014:23. Accessed September 15, 2014.
93.3.b	The National Partnership for Women and Families' Expecting Better recognizes US states that allow workers to use their earned paid sick days to care for either a new child or an ill family member.
93.3.c	The National Partnership for Women and Families' "Expecting Better" recognizes US states that improve upon federal law by "providing all nursing mothers with reasonable break times and/or a place other than a bathroom to express breast milk at work."

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Sloan Work and Family Research Network. Why is Employer-Supported Child Care an Important Business Issue? https://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/sites/workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/files/imported/pdfs/EWS_ESCC.pdf. Published 2009. Accessed September 15, 2014.
93.2.a	Sloan Work and Family Research Network's "Why is Employer-Supported Child Care an Important Business Issue" states that on-site childcare centers increase loyalty to an organization and reduce commuting time for employees.
93.2.b	Sloan Work and Family Research Network's "Why is Employer-Supported Child Care an Important Business Issue" notes that subsidies and vouchers provide tax credits for employers and lower employees' personal financial expenses.

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The White House. Presidential Memorandum -- Modernizing Federal Leave Policies for Childbirth, Adoption and Foster Care to Recruit and Retain Talent and Improve Productivity. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/15/presidential-memorandum-modernizing-federal-leave-policies-childb.... Published January 15, 2015. Accessed June 11, 2015.
93.1.a	A 2015 Presidential Memorandum from the White House directs federal agencies to ensure employee policies offering 240 hours (equivalent to 6 workweeks) of advanced (i.e., paid) sick leave for appropriate uses, including the birth or adoption of a child.

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93. Workplace family support