Good morning! A Planned Parenthood case goes in front of the Supreme Court, a female founder who raised $530 million is accused of financial misconduct, and the best companies to work for have something in common.
- Leave it. There’s a lot of doom and gloom around company policies these days, from endless DEI rollbacks to return-to-office mandates that leave little room for the flexibility that has helped working parents thrive. A new Fortune package—featuring the annual Best Companies to Work For list—highlights the bright spots and where businesses are standing firm on the policies and benefits that support their employees. Fortune reporter Brit Morse is the author of MPW Daily sister newsletter CHRO Daily, and she has a piece today on a company whose parental leave policy stands out. Read her story below and subscribe to CHRO Daily for more like this:
In 2019, IT giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise made the decision to expand its parental leave offerings. Any employee who has worked at the company for more than a year can take 26 weeks of fully paid leave to care for a new child, and has the option of taking additional time off unpaid. On average women at the company take 33 weeks of leave, and men and adoptive parents take about 30 weeks.
