Chicago Tonight; No. 8155; Parental Leave
- Series
- Chicago Tonight
- Episode Number
- No. 8155
- Episode
- Parental Leave
- Producing Organization
- WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Contributing Organization
- The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-526-mg7fq9rc2j
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This is an episode of the series "Chicago Tonight" entitled "Parental leave." The episode discusses family leave and how different companies and laws can change family leave policies. Begins with a look at two Chicago-area businesses, Bricker and Associates, a 29 person firm that does productivity consulting to small and medium sized businesses; and the 200 person Chicago Office of Towers Perrin, a firm that specializes in human resources consulting. Interviews Debbie Bricker, president and owner of Bricker and Associates, and David Glueck, vice president of Towers Perrin. Glueck is in favor of extended parental leave; Bricker opposes it. is followed by a panel discussion with State Representative Myron J. Kulas (D-Chicago), who is the sponsor of the proposed Illinois Family Responsibility and Medical Leave Act; Gloria M. Portela, a partner in the law firm of Pope, Ballard, Shepard and Fowles specializing in the representation of management in labor employment health and safety law; Mary Vlack-Kaulfers, president of Management Systems Support Incorporated, a consulting service for financial and human resource package software; and Gregory W. Baise, president of the Illinois Manufacturers Association.
- Series Description
- "CHICAGO MATTERS, a three-year-long project exploring issues of concern to the community, focused on children in 1991. A unique mixture of programming examines some of the [problems] facing children today and offered viable solutions. "Included in this series are PROTECT YOURSELF: TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT AIDS, which addresses one of the leading threats to our youth and promotes prevention through education; WHAT'S OUT THER FOR J.R', which explores the state of the social service networks that provide help to youths in crisis; the CHICAGO MATTERS TOWN MEETING examines the community support systems available to children, bringing together city officials, park district representatives, parents, children and child development experts in a live 'town meeting' setting."--1991 Peabody Awards entry form.
- Broadcast Date
- 1991-04-04
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:27:50.720
- Credits
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Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the
University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-a3f9b6c7f52 (Filename)
Format: U-matic
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Chicago Tonight; No. 8155; Parental Leave,” 1991-04-04, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 20, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-mg7fq9rc2j.
- MLA: “Chicago Tonight; No. 8155; Parental Leave.” 1991-04-04. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-mg7fq9rc2j>.
- APA: Chicago Tonight; No. 8155; Parental Leave. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-mg7fq9rc2j