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Can We Fix Our Family-Leave Policies?
Americans have to return to work two weeks after giving birth—without a guaranteed paid day off. Parents cobble together time off, often racking up debt. Which is why Biden needs to enact a comprehensive plan.
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Rachel Somerstein is an associate professor of journalism at SUNY New Paltz. This story was supported with a grant from the Better Life Lab, the work-family program at the nonpartisan think tank New America.
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