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Paternity leave

Paternity leave. Bill Garlick. Boston Celtics center al horford. Missed game on Monday to be with his wife for birth of child Blasted by media personality for missing game opining he should have hopped on a private jet Organization very supportive Returned to practice Tuesday.

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Paternity leave

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  1. Paternity leave Bill Garlick

  2. Boston Celtics center al horford • Missed game on Monday to be with his wife for birth of child • Blasted by media personality for missing game opining he should have hopped on a private jet • Organization very supportive • Returned to practice Tuesday (Weiss, 2016)

  3. LCC Director Bill Garlick • Took two weeks off to be with family after birth of child • Criticized by no one and could not afford a taxi ride from house to work • Organization very supportive

  4. Importance of paternity leave • Increased father engagement1 • Better development outcomes such as behavior and mental health1,2 • Father more involved nine months later1 • Reduce work/family balance conflict3 • Mothers increase their employment3 1(Nepomnyaschy & Waldfogel, 2007), 2(Huerta, et al., 2013), (U.S. Department of Labor, 2015)3

  5. Paternity leave statistics3 “most workers have no access to paid parental leave at all” (U.S. Department of Labor, 2015,p. 2) (U.S. Department of Labor, 2015)3

  6. Family medical leave act (FMLA) Federal law allowing 12 weeks unpaid leave per year to deal with family matters. • Fathers can take off for birth • Employer must continue health-care • Guaranteed to have the same or equivalent position when they return • Highly compensated key employees could be denied States can also provide other leave options such as paid leave (Aamodt, 2016)

  7. My personal experience • Homebirth • Two weeks of leave (vacation time) • Had to perform my job every single day so far • Difficult to balance home, work and school Hazel Elizabeth Garlick

  8. References Aamodt, M. G. (2016). Industrial/organizational psychology: An applied approach (8th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: Cengage Learning. Huerta, M. d., Adema, W., Baxter, J., Wen-Jui, H., Lausten, M., RaeHyuck, L., & Waldfogel, J. (2013, January 13). Fathers' leave, fathers' involvement and child development: Are they related? evidence from four oecd countries. Retrieved from OECD Social, Employment and Migration: http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/fathers-leave-fathers-involvement-and-child-development_5k4dlw9w6czq-en Nepomnyaschy, L., & Waldfogel, J. (2007). Paternity leave and father's involvement with their young children. Community, Work & Family, 10(4), 427-453. U.S. Department of Labor. (2015). Retrieved from DOL policy brief: Paternity leave: https://www.dol.gov/asp/policy-development/paternityBrief.pdf Weiss, J. (2016, November 29). In defense of Al Horford, common sense and respect. Retrieved from SB Nation: http://www.celticsblog.com/2016/11/29/13785112/al-horford-baby-leave-michael-felger-boston-celtics-brad-stevens-paternity-miami-heat-atlanta

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