|
 Printer-Friendly Version
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
For more information call: 202/219-6652, x107
Ann Bookman has been named executive director of the
national Commission on Family and Medical Leave. The bi-partisan commission was
established as part of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 with a mandate
to study the effect of the leave law on both employers and employees.
Bookman holds a doctorate degree in social anthropology
from Harvard University and has written about family leave and other issues
related to women's employment and family policy. Since 1993, she has served as
director of policy and research for the Women's Bureau at the Labor Department,
working closely with the Family and Medical Leave Commission.
Before coming to Washington, Bookman served on the
Massachusetts Special Commission on Parenting Leave, Commission on Temporary
Disability and Dependent Care Insurance, and Governor's Day Care Partnership
Task Force. Her academic career includes teaching, research and administrative
positions at the Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, Wellesley College,
Lesley College, and the College of the Holy Cross.
The Family and Medical Leave Act was the first bill signed
into law by President Clinton. It covers businesses with 50 or more employees
and provides twelve weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to care for a sick
child, parent or spouse, for a newly born or adopted child, or for one's own
serious health condition.
Bookman will oversee the production of the Family and
Medical Leave Commission's final report, to be issued later this year. The
previous executive director, Susan King, is now Assistant Secretary for Public
Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Bookman lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two
children.
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
| 
