NEW YORK — AT&T management employees are entitled to caregiver leave, which gives them up to 15 days off a year to care for ailing children or other relatives without eating into their vacation or personal sick days. Paid caregiver time off is a rarity in the U.S., which has no federal law requiring employers to offer paid sick or family leave.
A: It’s up to 15 days in a calendar year where our employees can take time to care for their family members. Personal example, my mom, 83 at the time, stepped off the curb and broke her ankle. I was able to use caregiver leave to take time off from work to go to the orthopedic surgeon with her, to go to the doctor to help her and I was able to do that knowing that I’m not giving up my vacation time to care for my mother. That was a key important point for us.