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abstract: 'U.S. federal and state family leave legislation requires employers to
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provide job-protected parental leave for new mothers covered under the
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legislation. In most cases the leave is unpaid, and rarely longer than
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12 weeks in duration. This study evaluates disparities in parental leave
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eligibility, access, and usage across the family income distribution in
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the United States. It also describes the links between leave-taking and
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women''s labor market careers. The focus is especially on low-income
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families, as their leave coverage and ability to afford taking unpaid
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leave is particularly poor. This study shows that the introduction of
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both state and federal legislation increased overall leave coverage,
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leave provision, and leave-taking. For example, the Family and Medical
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Leave Act (FMLA) leads to an increased probability of leave-taking by
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nearly 20 percentage points and increased average leave length by almost
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five weeks across all states. The new policies did not, however, reduce
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gaps between low-and high-income families'' eligibility, leave-taking, or
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leave length. In addition, the FMLA effects on leave-taking were very
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similar across states with and without prior leave legislation, and the
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FMLA did not disproportionately increase leave-taking for women who
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worked in firms and jobs covered by the new legislation, as these women
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were already relatively well covered by other parental leave
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arrangements. (C) 2015 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and
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Management.'
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affiliation: 'Kerr, SP (Corresponding Author), WCW, Wellesley Coll, 106 Cent St, Wellesley,
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MA 02481 USA.
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Kerr, Sari Pekkala, WCW, Wellesley Coll, 106 Cent St, Wellesley, MA 02481 USA.'
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author: Kerr, Sari Pekkala
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author-email: skerr3@wellesley.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Kerr
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given: Sari Pekkala
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1002/pam.21875
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eissn: 1520-6688
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files: []
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issn: 0276-8739
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journal: JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
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keywords-plus: 'EARLY MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; PAID FAMILY LEAVE; MEDICAL LEAVE; AFFECT
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FERTILITY; UNITED-STATES; CHILD HEALTH; MOTHERS; GAP; PAY; EARNINGS'
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language: English
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month: WIN
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '83'
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orcid-numbers: Kerr, Sari/0000-0003-3454-5335
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pages: 117+
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papis_id: 1a895cf64c94110dd08116c9acfa5a92
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ref: Kerr2016parentalleave
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times-cited: '9'
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title: 'Parental Leave Legislation and Women''s Work: A Story of Unequal Opportunities'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000372885600007
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '160'
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volume: '35'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Public Administration
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year: '2016'
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