The debate on DC’s new paid family leave policy

Name: The debate on DC’s new paid family leave policy
Uploaded: 2016-12-23T00:38:52Z
Duration: P544S
Description: The District of Columbia just passed one of the leading paid family leave laws in the country: D.C. parents who work in the private sector can now take eight weeks off at up to 90 percent of their pay. But opinions differ on the law’s economic impacts. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

Clip: 12/22/2016 | 9m 4s

The District of Columbia just passed one of the leading paid family leave laws in the country: D.C. parents who work in the private sector can now take eight weeks off at up to 90 percent of their pay. But opinions differ on the law’s economic impacts. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

Aired: 12/22/16

Rating: NR

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