Three Reasons to Leave Paid Family Leave to Employers and States

COMMENTARY Jobs and Labor

Three Reasons to Leave Paid Family Leave to Employers and States

Jan 26, 2018

Commentary By

Michelle Cordero @michelleoddis

Former Digital Content Manager, Digital Productions

Emily VanderBush

Former Communications Manager

President Trump’s latest budget includes a proposal to give families six weeks of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child. Photo by: iStock

This week, on a special edition of Mass Ave, Rachel Greszler, a research fellow in Heritage’s Center for Data Analysis, explains why we should leave paid family leave to employers and states.