Family Leave Policy

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Family Leave Policy is written by Steven K. Wisensale and published by M.E. Sharpe. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0765632845 (ISBN 10) and 9780765632845 (ISBN 13).

Written in an accessible, case study format, this groundbreaking work explores the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of family leave policy in the United States,from its beginnings at the state level in the early 1980s, through the adoption of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and beyond to the present day. With a political economy perspective, the book identifies the major economic and social forces affecting both the family and the workplace. And drawing on original primary research, it examines how the political system has responded to this evolving issue with various policy initiatives.