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On-the-job injuries, like layoffs, are life-altering events. A worker can lose tens of thousands of dollars in earnings over many years as a result, according to a new RAND study. The researchers used data from California’s workers’ compensation system to investigate what happened to injured workers’ earnings over a 14-year period. They were interested in…

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In the absence of a national paid family leave policy, 13 states have filled the breach with their own programs to partially compensate workers who take time off to care for an ill family member. In a new study examining the laws in three of these states – California, New Jersey, and New York –…