Paid family leave is currently a hot topic among many politicians on both the right and the left.  The US is one of very few countries in the world that don't have government mandated paid leave.  Currently there are several proposals in Congress (as well as some at the state level here in Colorado) which would mandate private businesses offer paid family leave to their employees.  Is this a good thing for those business owners?  More importantly, is this a good thing for women/mothers?  Join us as we discuss the social and economic impacts of government mandated paid family leave. 

References:

• Text of proposed national law - FAMILY Act 2019

• Text of proposed CO law - FAMLI Family Medical Leave Insurance Program (SB19-188)

• The Shocking Number of New Moms Who Return to Work Two Weeks after Childbirth (Washington Post, August 2015)

• Impact of paid family leave in CA (IBD, October 2015)

• Paid Family and Medical Leave: Good For Business (Fact Sheet, National Partnership, Sept. 2018)                                               

• Here’s what maternity leave looks like around the world (Business Insider, May 2018)

• The Economics of Paid Leave (AIER, April 2019)

• Do Americans support federal paid leave programs? (CATO, December 2018)

• Paid family leave:  balancing benefits and costs (Brookings Institute, January 2017)