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Family leave

LC control no.sh 87002518
LC classificationHD6065 HD6065.5
Topical headingFamily leave
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Variant(s)Infant care leave
Leave for parenting
Parental leave
Found inWork cat.: The parental leave crisis ... 1987 (Parental leave, Infant care leave)
Employee Benefits Research Institute (Parental leave will be the new employee benefit of the 1990's)
Industry Week Magazine (Parental leave is the term now preferred by industry since it is sex neutral and protects companies against charges of sex discrimination)
Gladstone, L.W. Parental leave : the Family and Medical Leave Act, in Congressional Research Service review: v. 7, Oct. 1986, pp. 5-6, 22-23.
Hennepin (Parental leave x Family leave)
Pew Research Center website, Sept. 22, 2022: "Americans widely support paid family and medical leave, but differ over specific policies" ("parental leave" refers to taking time off from work following the birth or adoption of a child; "family leave" refers to taking at least five days off from work to care for a family member with a serious health condition)
MeSH Browser, Feb. 8, 2023: Parental leave (the authorized absence from work of either parent prior to and after the birth of their child. It includes also absence because of the illness of a child or at the time of the adoption of a child. It does not include leave for care of siblings, parents, or other family members: for this FAMILY LEAVE is available) MeSH Tree Structures (... Family Leave > Parental Leave)
Not found inWeb. 3; IAC