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Mayor Betsy Price championed the City of Fort Worth’s efforts to implement a new parental leave policy

Policy

Parental Leave

Region

Fort Worth, TX

Industry

Government

Size

Large

1000+ Employees

Policy Implementation Overview

Annually, there are approximately 100 births among employees and employee spouses who access the city’s health insurance plan.
“As the city with the second-highest percentage of families with children in the nation, introducing this policy is not only the right thing to do, but the smart fiscal decision for the city long-term,” Price said.
This new benefit positions Fort Worth among other cities that have modernized their parental leave policy in recognition of the overall return on investment it makes for organizations when it comes to increasing productivity, attraction and retention of talent and overall job satisfaction among working parents.
The parental leave policy offers six weeks of paid leave for maternity or paternity leave and can also be applied to adoptions or “placements” of children in homes. The policy is paid in full and not based on tenure of the employee.

The Impact

“This benefit will positively impact the hundreds of families that didn’t have these supports in place and help us stay on the forefront of attracting quality, competitive candidates to meet the critical demands of running a city,” City Manager David Cooke said.