Here’s a roundup of labor market research reports released in the past week:

Center for American Progress

Social Security Cares: Why America is Ready for Paid Family and Medical Leave
Ann O’Leary, Matt Chayt, and Eve Weissman

After Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Ensuring the Health of Gay and Transgender Veterans
Andrew Cray

Economic Policy Institute

The Decline of Collective Bargaining and the Erosion of Middle-Class Incomes in Michigan
Lawrence Mishel

National Employment Law Project

State Reforms Reducing Collateral Consequences for People with Criminal Records: 2011-2012 Legislative Round Up

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