A Need Not Being Met: Providing Paid Family and Medical Leave for All Americans

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-30-2018

Abstract

Many parents in the United States face the quandary of whether to take time off from work to care for themselves, their children, or other family member, understanding that their jobs may not be there upon return and they will receive no income during their leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act has not lifted this burden; it only provides for unpaid leave. Four states and several cities have implemented paid family and medical leave statutes with both employees and employers benefiting. This Note proposes a uniform paid family and medical leave statute based on other countries’ statutes; proposed federal legislation; and statutes in New York, California, and San Francisco.

DOI

10.1111/fcre.12329

Comments

The accepted manuscript of the article will be available as an attachment following a 24 month embargo by the publisher.The published article can be found on the publisher's website at https://rdcu.be/bqrjl.

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