Should Family Caregivers Have Protected Status?
A proposed bill in Minnesota would add "familial status" and "family caregiver" as protected classes under the state's Human Rights Act for the purposes of employment. One goal of the bill is to protect family caregivers from discrimination, such as not giving a family caregiver a promotion because of their responsibilities at home.
Study Shows More Workplaces Offer Flexibility for Caregiving
Increasingly, both nonprofit and for-profit companies are offering workplace flexibility, paid and unpaid leave, and resource and referral services, according to the
2014 National Study of Employers.
Relationship Between Full-Time Employed Female Caregivers and Depression
Women's Health Issues reports that caregivers that had a higher mental effort and workload in caregiving, and poorer self-assessed health status were significantly correlated with high depressive symptoms. Daughters and women who lived with their care recipient also reported worse effort, workload, and health experiences.
More Caregiving, Less Working: Caregiving Roles and Gender Difference
Results show that women caregivers for parents and/or grandchildren were less likely to be in the labor force than non-caregivers and that caregiving responsibility was not related to labor force participation for the sample of men. Findings have implication for supporting family caregivers, especially women, to balance work and caregiving commitments.
2014 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures Highlights Special Challenges for Working Caregivers of People with Alzheimer's Disease
Because of caregiving duties, women are likely to experience adverse consequences in the workplace. Nearly 19 percent of women Alzheimer's caregivers had to quit work either to become a caregiver or because their caregiving duties became too burdensome.
Companies Must Approach Advanced Health Events as Business Issue
The challenges of dealing with a loved one's advanced illness also affects worker productivity. While almost all companies claim that their most valuable assets are their employees, most businesses have not yet fully recognized the impact of advanced illness on their employees' performance.