,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bi1 #bjac,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4        
,murray1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4
 ,udall of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1
 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,warner1 and ,mr4   
,cardin7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,october #bjac as ,national ,work and   
,family ,month4  ,whereas1 according to 
a report by ,worldat,work1 a nonprofit  
professional association with expertise 
in attracting1 motivating1 and retaining
 employees1 the quality of a job and the
 supportiveness of a workplace are key  
predictors of the job productivity1 job 
satisfaction1 and commitment to the     
employer of workers1 as well as of the  
ability of an employer to retain        
workers2 ,whereas the term work-life    
balance refers to specific              
organizational practices1 policies1 and 

programs that are guided by a philosophy
 of active support for the efforts of   
employees to achieve success within and 
outside the workplace1 such as caring   
for dependents1 promoting health and    
wellness1 providing paid and unpaid time
 off1 providing financial support1      
encouraging community involvement1 and  
improving workplace culture2 ,whereas   
numerous studies show that employers    
that offer effective work-life balance  
programs are better able to recruit more
 talented employees1 maintain a happier1
 healthier1 and less stressed workforce1
 and retain experienced employees1 which
 produces a more productive and stable  
workforce with less voluntary turnover2 
,whereas job flexibility often allows   
parents to be more involved in the lives
 of their children1 and research        
demonstrates that parental involvement  
is associated with higher achievement in
 language and mathematics1 improved     
behavior1 greater academic persistence1 
and lower dropout rates in children2    

,whereas military families have special 
work-life needs that often require      
robust policies and programs that       
provide flexibility to employees in     
unique circumstances2 ,whereas studies  
show that family rituals such as sitting
 down to dinner together and sharing    
activities on weekends and holidays     
positively influence the health and     
development of children1 and that       
children who eat dinner with their      
families every day consume nearly a full
 serving more of fruits and vegetables  
per day than those who never eat dinner 
with their families or do so only       
occasionally2 and ,whereas the month of 
,october is an appropriate month to     
designate as ,national ,work and ,family
 ,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,october  
#bjac as ,national ,work and ,family    
,month2  7#b7 recognizes the importance 
of work schedules that allow employees  
to spend time with their families to job
 productivity and healthy families2     

7#c7 urges public officials1 employers1 
employees1 and the general public to    
work together to achieve more balance   
between work and family2 and  7#d7 calls
 upon the people of the ,united ,states 
to observe ,national ,work and ,family  
,month with appropriate ceremonies and  
activities4