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Protecting Pregnancy

dc.contributor.authorShinall, Jennifer B.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-05T18:36:59Z
dc.date.available2022-05-05T18:36:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citation106 Cornell L. Rev. 987 (2021)en_US
dc.identifier.issn0010-8847
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/17204
dc.descriptionarticle published in a law reviewen_US
dc.description.abstractLaws to assist pregnant women in the workplace are gaining legislative momentum, both at the state and federal levels. Last year alone, four such laws went into effect at the state level, and federal legislation advanced farther than ever before in the House of Representatives. Four types of legislative protections for pregnant workers currently exist-preg- nancy accommodation laws, pregnancy transfer laws, paid family leave laws, and state disability insurance programs--but very little is known about how each type of legislation performs relative to the others. This Essay provides empirical insight into this question, which is important for setting legislative priorities. After exploiting the differential timing of these laws' passage at the state level, the Essay finds across multiple specifications that pregnancy accommodation laws and paid family leave laws have several labor market benefits for women who have given birth in the past year. Conversely, pregnancy transfer laws may have unintended, negative consequences for women who have recently given birth. The results suggest that advocacy groups, who have typically favored all four types of legislation, should shift their focus to supporting accommodation and paid family leave lawen_US
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dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCornell Law Reviewen_US
dc.subjectpregnant women in the workplace, family leave, pregnancy accommodationen_US
dc.titleProtecting Pregnancyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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