The Effects of California Paid Family Leave on Labor Force Participation Among Low-income Mothers One Year after Childbirth.

The article presents the discussion on California introducing paid family leave (PFL) providing six weeks of paid leave for mothers with a newborn baby. Topics include understanding the effect of paid leave on employment among low-income mothers being of particular interest given the economic instability; and precariously attached to the labor force at the time of pregnancy and birth than are more educated women.