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Connecticut Paid Family Leave

Paid leave with documented health and turnover benefits.

Labor & WagesState HouseLiberty checkEvidence favors the policy

B · 18/24

1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)

Insure workers against caregiving income loss.

2 · The realist counter-case

Critics cite employer cost.

3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats

Connecticut's first-state precedent and broader PFL research show lower turnover and better outcomes; low-wage take-up lags.

4 · Liberty check

Worker security vs. employer cost.

5 · The real tradeoff

Evidence favors paid leave.

Allies & Playbook

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