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

Unfinished Businessdocuments 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...

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Main Authors Milkman, Ruth, Appelbaum, Eileen
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cornell University Press 11.10.2013
Subjects
California
Government policy
History
Labor & Industrial Relations
Parental leave
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Sociology
United States
Work and family
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1: Introduction: 2: The Politics of Family Leave, Past and Present 3: Challenges of Legislative Implementation 4: Paid Family Leave and California Business 5: The Reproduction of Inequality 6: Conclusions and Future Challenges Methodological Appendix Notes References Index
  • Cover Title Page, Copyright Contents Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Case for Paid Family Leave 2. The Politics of Family Leave, Past and Present 3. Challenges of Legislative Implementation 4. Paid Family Leave and California Business 5. The Reproduction of Inequality 6. Conclusions and Future Challenges Methodological Appendix Notes References Index