President Obama, in his most recent State of the Union address, predicted that fighting inequality would be the “defining project of our generation.” The President’s forecast reflects a growing concern among most Americans about rising economic inequality. Conversations about inequality often focus on the wage gap between those at the top and those at the bottom.Continue reading “Growing Attention on Paid Leave as a Dimension of Inequality”
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Advocates Back Paid Sick Leave, But Opponents Won’t Cough It Up
If you’ve ever seen your waiter sneeze, you may have asked for a different server. If you’ve seen one sneeze repeatedly, you might wonder why he’s still at work, serving tainted food. See, most restaurant workers don’t get paid when they stay home sick. But, some go to work anyway, when they’ve got the snifflesContinue reading “Advocates Back Paid Sick Leave, But Opponents Won’t Cough It Up”
The day after Mother’s Day: An overdue economic gift for moms
Most kids today grow up with their mom in the workforce. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, two-thirds of new mothers now return to paid work within a year after giving birth, usually in the first few months. Back in the 1960s, fewer than one in five new mothers held a paying job. In thoseContinue reading “The day after Mother’s Day: An overdue economic gift for moms”
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