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

Reports

Making Jobs Good

April 2013, John Schmitt and Janelle Jones

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

Op-Eds & Columns

Mother's Day Is Different This Year

Eileen Appelbaum
The Huffington Post, May 7, 2013

The GOP Ploy to Win Over Working Moms Falls Flat

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), May 1, 2013

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

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

Five Policies That Could Improve Job Quality in the United States

April 26, 2013

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

Latest Press Hits

• House Republican Majority Votes to Axe 40-Hour Work Week
  Reader Supported News, May 15, 2013


• Paid Sick Leave, At Last?
  The Indypendent, May 14, 2013


• Cantor's Rebranding Effort Tested By House Republicans
  Morning Edition (NPR), May 08, 2013


• New York City Council OK’s Paid Sick Leave for More Than 1 Million Workers
  AFL-CIO Now, May 08, 2013


• 'Ban The Box' Bill In Minnesota Could Help Ex-Offenders Get Jobs
  Huffington Post, May 08, 2013