What employee assistance is available for elder caregivers?

The Century Foundation in its report -- Facing the Problems of Providing Long-Term Care for the Oldest Old -- recommended that businesses offer various programs aimed at easing the caregiving problem for workers, which would aid in retention, decrease absenteeism and improve the productivity of workers carrying the burden. Some companies have initiated employee assistance programs in this regard. Texas Instruments provides elder care referral sources, online help, access to caregivers, home health aides, cleaning services, social support and flexible work hours.

IBM, Ernst and Young, Xerox and Johnson and Johnson are among others. More needs to be done to address the needs of employees who have insomnia, physical and emotional fatigue, alcohol and drug abuse, unexplained crying and irascibility. You may be able to take some time off under The Family and Medical Leave Act.

Find out if your employer is mandated. If it has 50 or more employees you're entitled to up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off. If companies do not come on board they may find themselves being sued.

This latest litigation is dubbed "Family Responsibilities Discrimination.

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