IWPR Continues to Inform Paid Leave Debates

• IWPR recently released The Need for Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees: Adapting to a Changing Workforce examining the need for and benefits of paid parental leave for government employees
• Dr. Kevin Miller’s presentation of this research at a briefing on Capitol Hill can be viewed here (photo above is from the briefing)
• Government Executive and the National Federation of Federal Employees profiled the paid parental leave report 
• IWPR recently released reports on paid sick leave, Valuing Good Health in New York City and New Hampshire
• Dr. Miller testified before the New York City Council and submitted a follow-up rebuttal letter in response to the Five Borough Chamber Alliance’s testimony
• The NY Daily News and Gothamist cited Dr. Miller’s research on paid sick days legislation in New York City
• The New York Times reprinted an Associated Press article citing IWPR’s research on paid sick days in New Hampshire
• The Christian Science Monitor cited IWPR’s research on paid sick days in an article about the H1N1 virus

IWPR continues to provide cost/benefits analyses of paid sick days to cities and states, including upcoming reports on Maine and evaluations on the impacts of paid leave legislation in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California.