30 Issues | A Heated Debate: Is Paid Family Leave A Job Killer?

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 6, 2016

Is paid family leave good or bad for business?

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, which among several things would prevent employers from firing an individual for taking 12 unpaid weeks off to care for a newborn child or deal with a serious illness.

Hear a (pretty heated) debate between Jack Mozloom, National Media and Communications Director at National Federation of Independent Business, and Dr. Eileen Appelbaum, Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington.

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