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Article: Family leave coverage in the 1990s.
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- October 1, 1999
- Author:
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Family leave coverage increased after the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1993; the increase was sharpest among workers covered by the Act, suggesting that the law had a positive impact on coverage
This article examines family leave coverage in the 1990s, a period of particular interest because it includes the years immediately before and after the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in February 1993 and its implementation in August of that year. The Act was the subject of a good deal of controversy before its passage, but there have been few studies of its impact to date.
Research on this topic is particularly important in ...