How Congress could finally get it right on paid leave (Opinion)
5 years, 8 months ago

How Congress could finally get it right on paid leave (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Vicki Shabo is a senior fellow for paid leave policy and strategy at New America, a think tank in Washington, DC. CNN — On Wednesday, the House Ways & Means committee holds its first-ever hearing on paid family and medical leave, a topic that will touch every working person and family in the United States. Whether the paid leave plan Congress moves will touch 100 million-plus working people who do not have paid family leave at their jobs now. Workers’ overall paid family leave access increased by only a slim margin from 2013 and 2018, and worse, the gap between higher and lower-wage workers grew rather than shrank. Six US states and Washington DC have enacted paid family and medical leave programs, all of which are more expansive in one or more ways than any pending federal proposal.

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Paid leave loss hits hard for Dems after decades of advocacy
3 years, 2 months ago

Paid leave loss hits hard for Dems after decades of advocacy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, who was elected in 1992 as a self described “mom in tennis shoes,” has been fighting for paid family and medical leave for decades. DeLauro calls the proposal’s elimination a “tragedy” but says it is still a victory that they got so close, and that many companies and states now have paid leave …

Paid Family Leave Bill Faces An Uphill Fight In Colorado
4 years, 10 months ago

Paid Family Leave Bill Faces An Uphill Fight In Colorado

NPR  

Paid Family Leave Bill Faces An Uphill Fight In Colorado Enlarge this image toggle caption Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/Denver Post via Getty Images Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/Denver Post via Getty Images When Brittany Pettersen, a Colorado state senator, gave birth to a boy in January, she became only the second lawmaker in the state to have a baby during a …

Kamala Harris Announces Ambitious 6-Month Paid Family Leave Plan
5 years, 3 months ago

Kamala Harris Announces Ambitious 6-Month Paid Family Leave Plan

Huff Post  

Sen. Kamala Harris announced a plan on Monday that would guarantee workers up to six months of paid family and medical leave, the most generous such policy proposal in the Democratic presidential field. Still, by calling attention to the issue, Harris could help bring paid leave to prominence on the 2020 agenda, from which it’s been largely absent. “Guaranteeing six …

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