Leaves That Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences with Paid Family Leave in California

January 13, 2011, 12:30pm – 2:00pm

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More families now have two parents that are full-time workers, making it increasingly important for them to have access to flexible workplace policies. In 2002, California became the first state to implement a paid family leave insurance program, providing workers with paid leave when they have a new child or need to care for a family member with a serious illness. This policy expanded California's temporary disability insurance program that already provided paid leave to seriously ill workers. Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the Center for Economic and Policy Research for a panel that will showcase the first research on the implementation and effectiveness of California's legislation and discuss what impact it will have on national policymaking.

Keynote Speaker:
Mary Beth Maxwell, Department of Labor

Featured speakers:
Eileen Appelbaum, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research
Netsy Firestein, Founder and Director, Labor Project for Working Families
Jeff Hild, Legislative Assistant, Office of Representative Pete Stark (CA-13)
Ruth Milkman, Professor, CUNY Graduate Center; Academic Director, CUNY's Murphy Labor Institute
Ann O'Leary, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Moderated by:
Heather Boushey, Senior Economist, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Location

Center for American Progress Action Fund
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005