Two bills that would cut red tape and make it easier for employers to provide child care and elder care benefits and educational opportunities for their employees have advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The House Committee on Education and Workforce moved the two bills forward on April 9—the Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act and the Flexibility for Workers Education Act.
While the actual dollars that employers must pay to provide their workers with benefits like education or child care subsidies are usually employers’ first consideration, it’s sometimes the labor laws and regulations—not the costs—surrounding these benefits that prevent employers from offering them.
Take employer-provided child care, for example. Suppose that an employer wants to support an on-site child care facility and provide workers with a child care
