The effect of state maternity leave legislation and the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act on employment and wages

Labour Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 573-596

  Baum II, Charles L ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family and Medical Leave Act; Government mandates; Maternity leave

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042929856     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-5371(03)00037-X     Document Type: Article

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