Older ‘Sandwich Generation’ Californians Spent More Time With Parents and Less With Grandkids After Paid Family Leave Law Took Effect

A growing number of Americans consider themselves part of the “sandwich generation,” people who have to take care of their children or grandchildren and their parents at the same time. In an article for The Conversation, Joelle Abramowitz, an assistant research scientist at the U-M Survey Research Center, explores her new research and findings on the impacts of paid family leave policies.