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Parents of chronically ill kids are helped by better access to federal and employer leave
06-21-2007 · EurekAlert!Working parents are more able to care for their chronically ill children when given greater access to federal and employer-provided time off from their jobs, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. "We found that having the time and financial flexibility to miss work is clearly important for parents who have children with serious chronic illnesses," said lead author Dr. Paul Chung, senior natural scientist at RAND and assistant professor of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
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