Paid family leave makes people happier, but US doesn't have it | 13newsnow.com
Story from The Conversation by Kristen Schultz Lee , University at Buffalo and Hiroshi Ono , Hitotsubashi University The U.S. remains the only advanced economy without federal paid leave , despite overwhelming support for this benefit . Employers are free to provide this benefit at their own expense. But only 1 in 4 U.S. workers , including federal employees , can take paid time off to care for a newborn or a newly adopted or fostered child.
