CEPR analyzes how families balance work and care, and how public policies affect family well-being.

Reports

Awareness of California’s Paid Family Leave Program Remains Limited, Especially Among Those Who Would Benefit From It Most

November 2011, Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman*

High-Performance Work Practices and Sustainable Economic Growth
April 2011, Eileen Appelbaum, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Carrie Leana

Leaves That Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences With Paid Family Leave in California
January 2011, Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman

Hard Work in the Public Sector
October 2010, Hye Jin Rho

Half in Ten: Why Taking Disability into Account is Essential to Reducing Income Poverty and Expanding Economic Inclusion
September 2009, Shawn Fremstad

Op-Eds & Columns

Working Families Flexibility Act Undermines 40-Hour Workweek

Eileen Appelbaum
Congress Blog (The Hill), April 8, 2013

Profit Shares Hit New Highs, Washington Focuses on Disability

Dean Baker
Truthout, April 1, 2013

Business Attitudes Toward Paid Sick Leave Are Changing

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), March 6, 2013

After 20 Years It’s Time for Paid FMLA

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), February 4, 2013

Paid Sick Days: A Win for Employees and the Economy
Eileen Appelbaum
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, June 6, 2011

Events

Return Assumptions on New Mexico Pension Plans

National Summit on Paid Sick Days and Paid Family Leave: Turning Research Into Action

The Crisis of Care Labor and Family Leave Policies

Briefing on Maternal and Child Health Policy

Paid Family Leave Research and Its Implications for Action

Flexible, Family-Friendly Labor Policy: Maximum Benefit for Minimal Costs

Leaves that Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences with Paid Family Leave in California

Leaves that Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences with Paid Family Leave in California

California's Experience with Paid Family Leave: Implications for New Jersey

Webinar on California's Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

Press Releases

New Report Shows European Countries Offer Far More Parental Leave Than U.S.
July 19, 2010

This Father’s Day, Dads Need Health Insurance
June 17, 2010

New Book Finds that Latin America Guarantees Paid Leave to New Moms, But Dads Have to Keep Working
November 17, 2009

Role of Disabilities Ignored for Tens of Millions Experiencing Income Poverty
September 9, 2009

Better Paid Sick Day Policies Don’t Mean Job Loss
June 11, 2009

Latest Press Hits

• Despite Defeat in Philadelphia, Battle Over Paid Sick Leave Rages Nationwide
  NBC 10 Philadelphia, April 05, 2013


• Paid Sick Leave Bill Advances in New York City
  AFL-CIO, April 01, 2013


• What New York’s Partial Victory on Paid Sick Days Means
  Policy Shop (Demos), March 29, 2013


• Harkin and DeLauro Introduce Healthy Families Act to Allow Earned Paid Sick Leave
  AFL-CIO, March 20, 2013


• Earned Sick Leave Measure Passes in Portland
  AFL-CIO Now, March 13, 2013