Worker PLUS Microsimulation Program
Description
The Worker PLUS model was developed as an evolutionary iteration of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Simulator Model developed by Albelda and Clayton-Matthews (the ACM model)
Detailed example
The model simulates specific leave-taking behavior and outcomes (including number of leaves, leave lengths, benefit levels, and benefit eligibility) with individual workers in a state using data from the five-year American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
AI / analytics pattern
Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relationships.
Automation level / stage
c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
Expected benefit
Worker Paid Leave Usage Simulation (Worker PLUS) is an open-source simulation tool that can be used by researchers and federal, state, and local policy makers to estimate the effects of various worker leave scenarios and policy options on worker leave-taking behavior, and to estimate the benefits paid as well as costs of administering any given program.
Audit / financial statement impact
Not making decisions only simulation
Controls / human review
ATO: No; PIA: Not published
Data needed
CEO/WHD 2018 FMLA Employee Survey, American Community Survey