State Policies That Affect Working Families

This report highlights the role of States in helping parents combine their employment and family care-giving responsibilities. Policy data are compiled that cover four types of State decisions: job-protected family care policies, child care subsidies, early childhood education and elementary school schedules, and tax policy. Each section of the report discusses how employers and employees can benefit from the relevant type of family policy, summarizes the Federal role in the policy area, and highlights State policy-making. Detailed tables outline specific State policy provisions.