What do employers think about paid family leave?
In this video, Jane Waldfogel, Compton Foundation Centennial Professor of Social Work for the Prevention of Children’s and Youth Problems at the Columbia School of Social Work, discusses her research into employer attitudes regarding paid family and medical leave policies.
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