Labor/Employment,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Nov. 1, 2017
Time for the United States to catch up on paid family leave
A good start would be to research the current longitudinal studies (or to begin them) that would track and compare the success and health of children raised in paid parental leave societies and those like the U.S. that do not provide paid parental leave.
Frank Pray
Employment Law Office of Frank PrayEmail: fpray@employee-rights-atty.com
Francis is an employee rights attorney practicing in Newport Beach.
I recently met a Dane on holiday in San Diego with his three young children and wife. We intersected at a hotel pool on Shelter Island, and I noticed the foreign language as he spoke with his two daughters, about 9 or 10 years old. "What country are you from?" I asked. That led to a discussion about the Danish family leave laws compared to those of the U.S. This family had weeks of time to travel to the major cities and national parks in the U.S. His wife, a teacher, ...
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