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The jury is still out on this one. There is little word on how the workplace will be impacted by an Obama Administration other than some threads of concern that if business is footed with a bill of higher taxes, workers might feel the brunt of their annoyance.
Yesterday's post, Will President-Elect Obama bridge the gap between business and the workforce? emphasized the need to narrow the chasm between the two entities. We live in an increasingly complicated environment of boomer retirement and merging generations. Issues like family and sick leave, paid time off, elder care and health coverage will all be on the table for discussion.
Americans are reexamining their work life culture, and the desire for more flexibility. But hanging on to a job in this tough economic environment, just might trump quality-of-life on the job, as Obama heads out of the gate. I'm betting on the First Lady to be - Michelle Obama - to take up the concerns of working families based on how she has spoken in the past of balancing her family's busy lifestyle.
In the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog, Dan Slater posted a taste of what might be to come in his story, Sizing up the American Workplace Under an Obama Administration. He touches on labor law and the potential expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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