Tag: Paid Family Leave
Paid Family Leave: The U.S.’s Isolation on the Global Stage
(Source) The Rise of Paid Family Leave Paid family leave (PFL) refers to policies that give eligible workers partially or fully compensated time away from work for qualifying reasons, such as bonding with a new child or caring for a close family member with a serious health condition. Importantly, the United States currently has…
11 Mar 2025
Is Build Back Better’s Paid Leave Provision Really a No-Brainer?
About the Author: Aaditi Pradeep is a 1L student at Cornell Law School. She is a dual degree candidate for the B.A L.L.B/ J.D program. She has worked on reproductive justice and health law at the Centre for Justice, Law and Society in the past.
1 Mar 2022
It’s 2021; Let’s Talk About Breastfeeding
Suggested Citation: Nola Booth, It’s 2021; Let’s Talk About Breastfeeding, Cornell J.L. & Pub. Pol’y: The Issue Spotter, (Apr. 23, 2021), https://live-journal-of-law-and-public-policy.pantheonsite.io/its-2021-lets-talk-about-breastfeeding/.
23 Apr 2021
Privilege, Progress, and Paid Family Leave
(Source) The United States has an embarrassing—and for many families, financially, physically, and emotionally devastating—paid family leave problem. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States ranks last in government-mandated paid leave for new parents. Among forty-one nations, the U.S. fails to mandate paid leave for new parents. Individual states have…
29 Jan 2021