Failure to update: An institutional perspective on noncompliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act

Law and Society Review

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-66

  Kelly, Erin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 77952923299     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2010.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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