Unfinished Business Paid Family Leave in California and the Future of U. S. Work-Family Policy

Name: Unfinished Business Paid Family Leave in California and the Future of U. S. Work-Family Policy
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ISBN: 9780801478956

ISBN-10: 0801478952

ISBN-13: 9780801478956

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ruth Milkman, Eileen Appelbaum

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Unfinished Business documents the history and impact of California's paid family leave program, the first of its kind in the United States, which began in 2004. Drawing on original data from fieldwork and surveys of employers, workers, and the larger California adult population, Ruth Milkman and Eileen Appelbaum analyze in detail the effect of the state’s landmark paid family leave on employers and workers. They also explore the implications of California’s decade-long experience with paid family leave for the nation, which is engaged in ongoing debate about work-family policies.Milkman and Appelbaum recount the process by which California workers and their allies built a coalition to win…

Book details

List price: $12.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 10/17/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction: The Case for Paid Family Leave



The Politics of Family Leave, Past and Present



Challenges of Legislative Implementation



Paid Family Leave and California Business



The Reproduction of Inequality



Conclusions and Future Challenges


Methodological Appendix


Notes


References


Index