Yahoo extends parent-leave benefits to attract staff

Yahoo extends parent-leave benefits to attract staff | The News Journal | delawareonline.com:

Note:Extending maternity leave to 16 weeks is an excellent idea and should be enacted Nationwide. 6 weeks is not enough time to spend and bond with a new baby. More women work outside the home these day's and I believe giving them this extended time off will lead to less Post- partum depression. Years ago, when most women were stay at home mother's, you didn't hear of Post-partum depression. I believe rushing back to work after having a baby is a huge cause of Postpartum depression.

Decision comes after limits on working from home

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer extended paid-leave benefits for new parents as she seeks to revive growth by making the Internet-centered company a more alluring place to work for in-demand employees.

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Mom upset son's hair was cut while in foster care

Mom upset son's hair was cut while in foster care - WKRN, Nashville News, Nashville Weather and Sports:

Note: Foster strangers are known for getting away with whatever they please. Both of my granddaughters hair was cut in Foster care, without my daughters permission. The Fosters too lazy to fix their hair. One of my granddaughters ears were pierced. Again, without permission. When the parents complained, the DCYF caseworker stated, "So they made a mistake. So what?" My daughters reply, "So why is it when Parents make a mistake they lose their kids? Why are Fosters treated special and get away with everything?"

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A Columbia mom was reunited with her son Monday after the state took him away late last week.
Two-year-old Ryder Johnson was placed in the custody of the Department of Children's Services last Thursday after he climbed out of his bedroom window and wandered a block away by himself.

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U.S. Army major, wife charged with assaulting and abusing foster and adoptive children

U.S. Army major, wife charged with assaulting and abusing foster and adoptive children | NJ.com:

NEWARK — Federal authorities have charged an Army major and his wife with abusing their adopted and foster children through beatings, breaking their bones, failing to get them medical help, depriving them of drinking water and training their biological kids to take part in the mistreatment.

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Jory: The financial cost of seeking justice through the courts is now too high for many Australians

Jory: The financial cost of seeking justice through the courts is now too high for many Australians | adelaidenow:

US academic Lawrence Lessig wrote in 2004: "The costs of our legal system are so astonishingly high that justice can practically never be done." OK.

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Lax oversight of foster care agencies allows child abuse to continue

Lax oversight of foster care agencies allows child abuse to continue - JSOnline:

A story in the Los Angeles Times over the weekend revealed that a troubled foster care provider had stayed in business despite a scathing report a decade ago. More children entrusted to the agency had been harmed, and officials continued to raise questions about its financial practices.

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