Paid leave is about health too, advocates say

Paid family leave affects more than finances, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says, noting that it can improve the health of the 100 million people in the US who do not have access to a single day of paid leave after the birth of a child. In research conducted by the foundation, they discovered that only 7% of American workers in the lowest wage bracket are offered paid leave by their employers.

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