Explainer: Paid Leave Benefits and Funding in the United States
A short primer on state paid family and medical leave programs across 13 states and Washington, DC.
Paid Leave Research and Reporting
A project of Better Life Lab
Led by experts Vicki Shabo and Brigid Schulte, the Better Life Lab researches, reports, tracks, and develops stories about the latest paid leave policies, the gender gap in who takes leave, and what other countries get right.
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Explainer: Paid and Unpaid Leave Policies in the United States
Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy
Not All Paid Leave Policies Are Equal
Experts
Brigid Schulte
Director, Better Life Lab
Vicki Shabo
Senior Fellow for Gender Equity, Paid Leave & Care Policy and Strategy, Better Life Lab