Family
Nov. 21, 2019
Study shows paid leave costs women more than men
When a woman takes paid leave she will lose on average 8% of her wages annually over the next 10 years compared to her counterparts who do not. Even more distressing is that women who take paid leave have a 7% lower employment rates then women who do not take leave.
Lauren Mayo-Abrams
Law Offices of Lauren Abrams
301 N Canon Dr, Suite 220
Beverly Hills , CA 90210
Phone: (310) 205-2020
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Email: lauren@employeerightslaw.com
USC Law School; Los Angeles CA
Lauren specializes in all aspects of employment litigation, including wrongful termination, whistleblower and retaliation, class actions, protected leaves of absences, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour violations and civil rights cases.
The United States lags behind almost every other industrialized Nation in the world when it comes to paid family leave to care for and bond with a new baby. As most readers are likely aware, the U.S. is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not offer some sort of program to provide paid leave to parents of newborn or adopted children.
Despite the nation's lackluster standing, in 2004 California became the first state...
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