Health Plans & Benefits
Subtopics
- Child Care Assistance
- Compliance Assistance
- Consumer Information on Health Plans
- Continuation of Health Coverage (COBRA)
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Fiduciary Responsibilities
- Health Benefits Education
- Mental Health Benefits
- Newborns' & Mothers' Protections (Newborns' Act)
- Participant Rights
- Plan Information
- Portability of Health Coverage (HIPAA)
- Womens' Health & Cancer Rights Protections
Child Care Assistance
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require an employer to provide child care or adoption assistance. These benefits are generally a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee's representative).
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires a covered employer to provide unpaid leave to an eligible employee for the adoption of a child or placement of foster children.
DOL Web Pages on This Topic
Child-Care Problems: An
Obstacle to Work
Article from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS)
Monthly Labor Review on the challenges child care poses to working mothers.
Employee
Benefits in Medium and Large Private Establishments (PDF)
This Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) report shows participation in selected employee
benefit programs, full-time employees, medium and large private
establishments.