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Federal employee paid parental leave use

OPM documented nearly 70,000 federal employees using paid parental leave in 2022, but the descriptive study did not estimate causal retention, performance, or service effects.

Reviewed July 24, 2026

U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Report on the Use of the Federal Employee Paid Parental Leave Benefit, May 2024.

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OPM documented nearly 70,000 federal employees using paid parental leave in 2022, but the descriptive study did not estimate causal retention, performance, or service effects.

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