HBS Managing the Future of Work

Beyond family leave: How help with caregiving benefits workers and employers

07.08.2020 - By Harvard Business SchoolPlay

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The pandemic underscores US workers’ need for help with caregiving obligations. HBS graduate Lindsay Jurist-Rosner founded B2B benefits company Wellthy in 2014 after realizing that her experience juggling work and the complex care needs of her mother was shared in one form or another by a large segment of the US workforce. She talks about the scope of the challenge, how employers are starting to address it, and what the payback looks like.

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