Maternity and paternity leave is also a benefit that some companies are cutting out of recession fears.
“It really is a scandal in the United States that there is no national paid sick days law that covers all workers,” Sherry Leiwant, co-president of workers’ rights advocacy organization A Better Balance, told Fortune.Īnd a lack of federally designated paid parental leave has fed into the nation's childcare crisis. the only wealthy nation to not consider it a national right. Paid sick leave is left to the states to figure out, making the U.S. It all goes to show that the nation has a lot to do to finally start addressing workers' needs-something that has become even more apparent during a global health crisis. With an overall index score hovering around 66, Connecticut barely received a passing grade index scores fell from there. Only three states are out west, with two-Oregon and Washington-in the Pacific Northwest. The majority of the best states for work-life balance are on the coast, with most located in the northeast. According to Remote’s index scores, they're most likely to find that in these top 10 states: Many joined the Great Resignation or up and moved from big cities to more low-key areas, all in search of a better work-life balance. Its maternity leave laws also helped, as the state offers 12 weeks of statutory leave and is the only state to offer a 95% maternity payment rate, which Remote defines as the percentage an employee typically receives of their salary while on maternity leave.ĭuring the pandemic, wellness became a front and center issue as employees grew increasingly stressed and anxious. So, too, did flexibility as workers reevaluated what’s important to them in the midst of a pandemic. Connecticut's minimum wage, at $14 an hour (34% higher than the national average), vaulted the state into first place.
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