276-B:3 Duties. –
I. The task force shall:
(a) Collect data and information concerning work-family issues, including employer policies and practices that enable employees to balance work responsibilities and family commitments and also help employers improve productivity.
(b) Survey businesses to identify barriers to implementing family-responsive employment policies and practices.
(c) Develop and promote a system of incentives and rewards, such as the Alfred P. Sloan Awards, for businesses that provide family-responsive benefits.
(d) Research programs and benefits that attract and retain young professionals and skilled workers and also provide opportunities for elders to continue working on reduced schedules.
(e) Continue to provide public education on work-family issues and on the need for workplace policies and practices that support the well-being of families and promote a strong and prosperous economy.
(f) Study the establishment of a paid family leave voluntary insurance program, contingent on the availability of federal funds to be administered through the department of employment security and supported by a payroll deduction or other revenue source.
(g) Seek federal and private funds to complete an actuarial study to determine the costs of sustaining a paid family leave voluntary insurance program.
II. The task force shall periodically hold hearings in different geographic regions of the state to solicit information and testimony from employers, employees, state agencies, and interested councils and organizations.
Source. 2010, 255:1, eff. July 6, 2010. 2013, 111:2, eff. June 25, 2013.