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	Family and Medical Leave Providing Paid Family Leave Through the Temporary Disability Insurance Program: An Attractive and Affordable Option by Carolyn Boldiston, January 1999, 4 pp. Estimating the Cost of Using New York's Temporary Disability Insurance Program to Provide Partial Pay to Covered Workers During Leaves Taken Under the Family and Medical Leave Act: Technical Analysis by Carolyn Boldiston, December 1988, 51 pp.

	Unemployment Insurance For analysis of unemployment data, please see Social & Economic Conditions. March 12, 2008. New York’s unemployment insurance system: A vital safety net for New York workers and their families during economic downturns. The unemployment insurance system serves as government’s first responder to economic problems. In a volatile economy with frequent layoffs and job changes, a strengthened unemployment insurance program will help boost the economy of every county in the state. Modernizing New York's Unemployment Insurance System, Jennifer McCormick and Trudi Renwick, June 2000. (Printed copies of this report are available upon request.)

	Social Security Social Security, the Nation's Most Effective Safety Net Program, Keeps More than 800,000 Elderly New Yorkers Out of Poverty.November 18,2004. New York Workers Lost $10.78 Billion in Retirement Assets Due to Stock Market Decline. A new report from the Institute for America's Future estimates that workers and retirees in New York lost $10.78 billion in 401(k) assets in 2001. This report also assesses recent congressional action on retirement security issues. Click here for FPI's press release on this report. September 20, 2002 Testimony of FPI Senior Economist Moshe Adler to the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security. September 2001. Testimony of Frank Mauro to the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security. September 2001. Strengthening Social Security and Medicare --- Rhetoric and Reality in the 2000 Election. September 2000. Young Social Security Beneficiaries in New York. September 2000.


	Prescription Drug Coverage Escalating Prescription Drug Costs - The Reality and Options for Reform. February 2, 2005. FPI Comments on Medicare Prescription Drug program proposed regulations. October 4, 2004. Escalating Prescription Drug Costs - The Reality and Options for Reform. FPI Testimony to the New York State AFL-CIO Task Force on Prescription Drugs. June 17, 2002. *Impossible Choices: Food and Housing or Prescription Drugs.* Report prepared by the Fiscal Policy Institute for USAction. Click here for the text of Impossible Choices in HTML (no tables or graphs) or click here for a complete HTML copy of Impossible Choices, with its many tables and graphs or click here for a PDF version of the report. October 2000.

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