In 2017, Panorama conducted research with more than 470 companies in the U.S. private sector, conducting in-depth interviews with companies across 23 industries, ranging from technology to manufacturing, transportation, and retail. The report, “Emerging Business Trends in Paid Family and Medical Leave,” details new findings on why the nation’s largest and most influential companies are offering paid leave and outlines challenges and industry-specific factors affecting paid leave adoption. It also shares emerging trends that will influence the paid leave discussion in coming years.

These findings will help employers and policy makers better understand the employer’s perspective on offering paid leave benefits to their employees, and why some companies have resisted offering this benefit.