This article reviews the evidence on the impacts of paid family and medical leave (PFML) policies on workers’ health, family well-being, and employer outcomes. While an extensive body of research demonstrates the mostly beneficial effects of PFML taken by new parents on infant, child, and parental health, less is known about its impact on employees who need leave to care for older children, adult family members, or elderly relatives. The evidence on employers is similarly limited but indicates that PFML does not impose major burdens on them. Taken together, the evidence suggests that PFML policies are likely to have important short- and long-term benefits for population health, without generating large costs for employers. At thesame time, further research is needed to understand the effects of different policy parameters (e.g., wage replacement rate and leave duration) and of other types of leave beyond parental leave.

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带薪家事假和病假对工人健康、家庭福祉和雇主成果的影响

本文回顾了有关带薪家庭和病假 (PFML) 政策对工人健康、家庭福祉和雇主结果影响的证据。虽然大量研究表明新父母服用 PFML 对婴儿、儿童和父母的健康最有益，但人们对其对需要休假照顾年龄较大的孩子、成年家庭成员或老年亲属的员工的影响知之甚少。 。针对雇主的证据同样有限，但表明 PFML 并未给他们带来重大负担。总而言之，证据表明，PFML 政策可能会对人口健康产生重要的短期和长期效益，同时不会给雇主带来巨大成本。同时，需要进一步研究以了解不同政策参数（例如工资替代率和休假期限）以及育儿假以外其他类型休假的影响。