Why employers need to offer benefits to informal caregivers

[...]23% of employees are spending 41 hours or longer each week caring for a relative, according to a new report from the Northeast Business Group on Health. [...]65% of the insurance company’s employees or their relatives using the service received a changed diagnosis. While more than three in five workers in the United States are covered by the Family Medical Leave Act, which guarantees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave, it isn’t possible for most caregivers to lose their salary. Other companies offer paid family leave that employees can use for maternity and paternity leave, or for taking care of a sick or disabled parent, spouse or child.