1. The Family and Medical Leave Act at 20: A Record of Success, But More Can Be Done
(Matching tags: workers, paid family leave, FMLA, work/life, employers)

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) celebrated its 20th anniversary this month. It was a huge step forward for the U.S., which lags behind nearly all other high-income countries in enabling ...

2. The Family and Medical Leave Act at 20, Part 4
(Matching tags: workers, paid family leave, FMLA, work/life, employers)

... access of workers to employer-provided pay during FMLA leaves, mostly cobbled together from paid time off, paid sick days, and paid vacation benefits that are far less available to worker in low-paid and ...

3. The Family and Medical Leave Act at 20, Part 3
(Matching tags: workers, paid family leave, FMLA, work/life, employers)

... and offer leaves for FMLA-qualified reasons to their employees or, even knowing they are not required to do so, allow workers to take leave for many of the FMLA-qualified reasons. FMLA leaves are unpaid, ...

4. The Family and Medical Leave Act at 20, Part 2
(Matching tags: workers, paid family leave, FMLA, work/life, employers)

In Part 1 of this series we saw that two decades after passage of the FMLA, about a third of all workers (34 percent) still have not heard about the Act. More surprising, perhaps, is the finding that a ...

5. The Family and Medical Leave Act at 20, Part 1
(Matching tags: workers, paid family leave, FMLA, work/life, employers)

... they need it. Subsequent blog posts will examine what the surveys tell us about expanding coverage to small businesses, providing family leave insurance so that the leaves are paid, and the effects of ...

6. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, November 17 – 30, 2012
(Matching tags: debt, jobs, retirement, labor market, paid family leave, environment, wages, deficit)

Here's a roundup of labor market research reports released over the past two weeks: Center for American Progress Workers Deserve Equal Access to Paid Leave and Workplace Flexibility Sarah Jane Glynn ...

7. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, October 27 – November 2, 2012
(Matching tags: health care, poverty, labor market, inequality, workers, paid family leave, education, medical leave, public policy)

Here’s a roundup of labor market research reports released in the past week: Center for American Progress The Many Benefits of Paid Family and Medical Leave Heather Boushey and Sarah Jane Glynn  ...

8. Family Leave Insurance in New Jersey
(Matching tags: workers, unions, paid family leave, benefits)

... caught between the competing pressures of paid work and family responsibilities, especially when they become parents or when serious illness strikes a family member. In the U.S., workers typically rely ...

9. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, September 22 – 28, 2012
(Matching tags: health care, labor market, Social Security, unions, paid family leave, collective bargaining)

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 ...

10. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, April 9 – 13, 2012
(Matching tags: economy, retirement, Social Security, paid family leave, budget, medicaid, SNAP)

The following papers are highlights this week in labor market policy research: Center for American Progress Protecting Workers and Their Families with Paid Family Leave and Caregiving Credits: Why ...