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Paid leave policies do not always include job protection

The US President's 2022 Economic Report, citing a new study on the impact of paid family leave obligations on labour supply and care decisions after a spouse's disability or health shock, noted that paid leave policies do not always include job protection. 

Workers without paid family leave often face the tradeoff between staying at work to earn income or leaving their job to provide care for their family members.