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Salary or sick leave - the impossible choice - Federated Hermes

In the fifth article in this series on the social impacts of the pandemic, Emily DeMasi looks at how the lack of national paid family and medical leave policies in the US has contributed to widening inequalities.

Posted on Sep 30, 2021

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  • Equal and ample paid family and medical leave can help address long-standing societal disparities by increasing gender equality, racial and ethnic equity, and support and opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community.
  • There is significant evidence paid family and sick leave has a positive business case.
  • Investors have a role to play in engaging companies on their own paid leave policies, as well as their involvement in public policy formation around federally-mandated paid leave policies.

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