Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 8, 2024 – “Today, we join with our friends and allies in Virginia vowing to continue the fight for paid leave, following the disappointing...
Grandparent’s Day 2010: Work-Family Policies Must Include Grandparents
Grandparents are the glue that holds many families together—yet our workplace laws don't honor their critical role.
Flexibility for Success: How Workplace Flexibility Policies Benefit All Workers and Employers
A growing number of employers recognize the benefits of flexible workplace practices. These employers know that setting workplace standards that promote flexibility and allow workers to meet the dual demands of work and family improves employee productivity, loyalty...
Work and Family Policy Options for Advocates and Legislators
Workers should not have to choose between a paycheck, their job, and their own health or the health of their families. Yet, because of the lack of policies that help workers meet their family responsibilities, many workers face this choice every day.
Letter in support of an appropriation of $23 million for the State Paid Leave Fund within the U.S. Department of Labor
We, the undersigned organizations, express our strong support for an appropriation of $23 million for the State Paid Leave Fund within the U.S. Department of Labor. Grants made from this fund will assist states in planning, startup and outreach activities related to...
Sign On to Support Expanding Job Protection in the FMLA
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.
Paid Leave Means A Stronger Hawaii
FACT SHEET | The people of Oregon urgently need a national paid family and medical leave program
USICA COMPETES – Caregiving Provision Support Letter
This Mother’s Day, Moms Need Child Care, Paid Leave and Protections While Pregnant
FACT SHEET | Although all women are more likely to have home and care responsibilities than men, mothers have been particularly impacted by the pandemic economy.
The Healthy Delaware Families Act: What You Should Know
In April 2022, Delaware became the 12th state, including D.C., to pass a paid family and medical leave program.
Letter to Congress to Reinstate Emergency Paid Sick Days
Letter to Congress to reinstate and expand guaranteed emergency paid sick days and paid family and medical leave.
Lack of Paid Leave Stifles Economic Recovery and Blocks Women’s Return to Work
A lack of caregiving infrastructure in the U.S. has contributed to labor shortages and undermined worker’s power in the workplace
Understanding the Difference Between Paid Sick Days & Paid Family and Medical Leave
FACT SHEET | A primer on paid sick days and paid family and medical leave.
Paid Leave Works in California, New Jersey and Rhode Island
FACT SHEET | Studies of the nation's three paid family leave programs demonstrate how well paid leave policies work for workers, families and businesses.
Issue Brief: The Great Resignation
The Great Resignation Shows Great Need for Paid Leave
For Women and Workers of Color in Every State, Paid Leave Is a Lifeline
ISSUE BRIEF | Universal paid family and medical leave is critical to American families’ financial security, especially for low-income women and workers of color.
Our Aging, Caring Nation: Why A U.S. Paid Leave Plan Must Provide More Than Time to Care for New Children
ISSUE BRIEF | An analysis of research on the health, financial and economic effects of paid leave policies, along with demographic and labor force data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Paid Leave Is Essential for Healthy Moms and Babies
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: The lack of national paid leave compromises the health and well-being of pregnant people and their infants.
Called to Care: A Racially Just Recovery Demands Paid Family and Medical Leave
ISSUE BRIEF | This updated brief shows how the lack of national paid leave has exacerbated harms to the health and economic lives of people of color, particularly women, before and during the pandemic.
Called to Care: Quotes from Congress
Quotes from Members of Congress
Called to Care: A Summary
The National Partnership recently released a brief, which finds that the lack of national paid leave has exacerbated harms to the health and economic lives of people of color, particularly women, before and during the pandemic.