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As more states enact paid family and medical leave, it is important that workers understand their options for making decisions that best support their leave needs. New guidance from the Labor Department clarifies the interaction of FMLA leave, employer-provided leave, and state leave benefits.

Businesses, economies and families benefit from paid family and medical leave; so could the entire U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 3, 2025 – According to new research from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF), paid family and medical...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 3, 2025 – 37 states do not have a statewide paid leave program, while the U.S. is one of six countries in the world that does not have a guaranteed, comprehensive paid family leave program at the national level. This lack of...

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 29, 2024 – This week, the Trump Administration unlawfully attempted to fire two of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s sitting...

For more than 30 years, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has provided eligible employees with the right to take job-protected leave from work for family and medical reasons while keeping their health insurance. But FMLA leave is unpaid – a significant...

The data for today’s Jobs Report, collected the week before Trump’s inauguration, show another steady month for the economy, marking over 3 years of steady job growth and unemployment rates of roughly 4 percent or lower, continuing the long era of growth since the...

New York Doctor Indicted for Prescribing Abortion Pill in Louisiana NBC News, January 31, 2025 New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest...

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS | The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), enacted in December 2022, is a federal law that provides pregnant and postpartum workers with the right to reasonable accommodation at work.

LETTER | On behalf of the undersigned organizations and the tens of millions of working families we represent, we write in support of the Job Protection Act.

FACT SHEET | The FMLA has been used more than 500 million times by working people who needed to care for their own health or the health of their families. In 2024 alone, more than 15 million workers were supported by the FMLA.

Labor Department Guidance Says Workers Can’t Be Forced to Exhaust Their Accrued Paid Leave While on FMLA Leave and Receiving State Paid Leave Benefits

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New Analysis: Paid Leave Policy in 14 States Sets a Strong National Standard

37 State Economies Harmed by Lack of Paid Leave, According to New Analysis

National Partnership Condemns Targeted Attempts to Fire EEOC Commissioners

Labor Department Guidance Says Workers Can’t Be Forced to Exhaust Their Accrued Paid Leave While on FMLA Leave and Receiving State Paid Leave Benefits

It’s Jobs Day during Black History Month, let’s take a deep dive into Black women’s economic situation! | #JobsDay February 2025

NEWS: New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana

Know Your Rights: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Coalition Letter in Support of Expanding Job Protection in the FMLA

Key Facts: The Family and Medical Leave Act