Caregiver medical leave from work not guaranteed, often unpaid

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Caregiver medical leave from work not guaranteed, often unpaid

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) - The United States is the only developed country without paid sick leave policies for all workers and their families, which increases burdens on the millions balancing work with caregiving for an older family member, according to a new review. Mei-Lan Chen of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, reviewed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), enacted in 1993, including how it works in practice and the types of employees it leaves behind. ...

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