Paid Leave for Personal and Family Illness: Impacts of State Policy Design on Coverage and Access by Race, Gender, and Education Level
State-level PFML has expanded coverage in the absence of a federal policy. Remaining gaps and inequities could be reduced by lowering or eliminating requirements for minimum firm size, tenure, and hours; raising wage replacement rates; and ensuring full job protection.
Authors
- Jody Heymann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0008-4198)
- Firooz Kabir
- Amy Raub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5207-0807)
- Michael McCormack
- Aleta Sprague (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5794-1851)
- Alison Earle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-8122)
Institutions
- UCLA Health (US)
- Fielding Graduate University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-11856131
- Primary Topic
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00