This analysis uses March Current Population Survey data from 1999 to 2010 and a differences-in-differences approach to examine how California's first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following childbirth, as well as subsequent labor market outcomes. We obtain robust evidence that the California program doubled the overall use of maternity leave, inc...

BACKGROUND There is limited knowledge about what happens to people after long-term sick leave. The aim of this report was to conduct a prospective study of individuals who were on prolonged sick leave during a particular year, considering their activities and sources of income during subsequent years. To enable comparison of different time periods, we used three cohorts of individuals with diff...

Family policy is aimed at neutralising, or at least lessening, the negative impact of psychological, social and economic constraints for forming families and having the desired/greater number of children. Financial and other family policy measures reconcile the objectives of strengthening families, offering equal opportunities to men and women, and increasing the well-being of individuals and f...

Bird, Surgn.-Capt R., Resdt. Surgn., Medl. Coll. Hosptl., in modification of previous notification, to act as Professor of Anatomy, Medl. Coll., and 2nd Surgeon, Medl. Coll. Hosptl., Calcutta, during the absence, on leave, of Surgn.? Maj. R. H. Charles, or until further orders. Drury, Surgn.-Capt. F. J., Offg. Civil Surgn , 24-Parganas, to act as Professor of Midwifery, Medl. Coll., Calcutta, i...

from leave, to the Fatelipur district. Henderson, Surgn.-Capt. S. H., Supernumerary Civil Surgn., Fatehpur, on relief by Surgn.-Major Gr. A. Emerson, to be attached for duty to the Central Prison, Bareilly, as a temporary measure. Chaytor-YVhite, Surgn.-Capt. J., Supernumerary Civil Surgn., Mirzapur, on relief by Surgn.-Major P. J. Freyer, is attached to the Allahabad district as a temporary me...