BY CINDY KRISCHER GOODMAN, Miami Herald, 5/5/2015

Carla Vertesch winces when she speaks about the day she left work later than usual and endured nearly two hours of traffic. Late to after-care, she found her daughter in tears, last child remaining. Her daughter begged her never to come that late again. The next day, Vertesch went into her office and negotiated an arrangement to leave work earlier, giving her a two-hour window for a commute that should take 45 minutes.