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Paid family leave policies are expanding, but are new mothers actually taking time off?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
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The recent presidential campaign reminded us that the U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that doesn’t require companies to provide paid maternity leave.

Maternity leave is important. One of the key reasons is because medical researchers have shown overwhelmingly positive...

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