Many parents stick with jobs just to keep sick kids covered

By Allison Bell

News December 02, 2025 at 04:54 PM

Share & Print

What You Need To Know

About 20% of U.S. children have extra health care needs.
Roughly 4.5% of parents with healthy children and no sense of job lock have physical health problems.
The percentage of parents with physical health problems is 13% for those affected by job lock who have sick children with emotional, behavioral or developmental problems.

More From HR Executive

NOT FOR REPRINT

© Arc, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.