{"id":284793,"date":"2023-02-11T13:18:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=284793"},"modified":"2023-02-09T18:21:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T00:21:17","slug":"nevada-employees-infants-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nevada-employees-infants-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative program allows some Nevada employees to bring their infants to work"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Nevada State Treasurer\u2019s office recently announced its adoption of Infant to Work, a new program aiming to keep parents and infants together by allowing employees to bring their newborns to work. <\/span><\/p>\n

The program allows new mothers and fathers to bring children up to six months of age with them into the office. Interested employees will notify their supervisor of their intent to bring their child to work and then collaboratively <\/span>create<\/span><\/a> a work plan \u201calong with any necessary accommodations that may need to be made to ensure the infant can be housed safely within the work environment.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Infant to Work program originally started as a project of the state\u2019s Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) and progressively expanded to include the other five divisions in the state\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Over 170 children have accompanied a parent to work since the program\u2019s inception.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine <\/span>stated<\/span><\/a>, \u201c<\/span>This policy will help increase employee retention, attract new talent, and decrease childcare costs for its employees.\u201d <\/span>According to Conine, finding and affording quality childcare is the single biggest barrier parents face when returning to the workforce after the birth of a child. <\/span><\/p>\n

One treasury employee is already taking advantage of the program. Itzel Fausto asked about implementing the program while she was pregnant, and now her two-month-old daughter Diamond accompanies her to work. Fausto told a <\/span>local news channel<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>It is a blessing to bring your infant to work. I get emotional talking about it because it feels like not everyone gets a chance to do that. So being able to bond with your baby longer instead of having to take her to daycare is just amazing.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some more news from the treasurer's office: @ZConine<\/a> announced a new program that will allow employees in the Treasurer's office to bring their newborn children to work. pic.twitter.com\/ujhi3WssrM<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jessica Hill (@jess_hillyeah) January 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n