Policy Watch
The Family and Medical Leave Act
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4030236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher J Ruhm (0000-0003-0591-0479, Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 175-186 |
| Publication date | 1997-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/jep.11.3.175 |
| OpenAlex | W2107069229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article summarizes the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act, its possible effects on labor markets, and the resulting changes in the ability of workers to take leave. The author concludes that the actual provisions of the act are quite modest and have yielded neither large benefits to workers nor imposed significant costs on employers. One reason for this is that few workers gained significant new rights to time off work because the legislation contains many exemptions and employees often had other mechanisms for obtaining leave prior to its enactment
Business · Economics · Family Leave · Health care · Labour economics · Legislation · Medical costs · Parental leave · Political science · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Retirement, Disability, and Employment
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Cross‐National Research Using Contemporary Birth Cohort Studies
The effects of motherhood timing on career path
The 1990s Shift in the Media Portrayal of Working Mothers
Parental leave policies and parents' employment and leave‐taking
The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers’ Leave‐Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes
The Morbidity Compression Debate
The Economic Consequences of Parental Leave Mandates
Welfare as Maternity Leave? Exemptions from Welfare Work Requirements and Maternal Employment
Does Paid Family Leave Improve Household Economic Security Following a Birth? Evidence from California
Family leave for employed women
Going Back Part-time
Unions And Family Leave
The Relationships of Flexible Work Schedules, Workplace Support, Supervisory Support, Work-Life Balance, and the Well-Being of Working Parents
Mothers in the Military
Job continuity among new mothers
Understanding the 'Family Gap' in Pay for Women with Children
The Effect of Potential Activations on the Employment of Military Reservists
Effects of Care Leave and Family Social Policy
Gender and family issues in the workplace
Equilibrium in Competitive Insurance Markets
The Family Gap for Young Women in the United States and Britain
Parental Leave Policies in Europe and North America
A structural approach to women's hometime and experience-earnings profiles
Child Care Policies and Programs
Ebri Databook on Employee Benefits
| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,96 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2024 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |