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.
Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave State Legislative Tracking
A resource compiled by the National Partnership for Women & Families on state paid leave and paid sick days legislative action.
Voters Show Bipartisan Support for Permanent Paid Sick Days and Paid Family and Medical Leave
POLLING | Emergency paid sick days and paid family leave protections provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act will expire in December 2020, despite the majority of voters facing expanded or continuing caregiving needs during the pandemic.
Know Your Rights for Parents and Educators: Emergency Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave for Child Care and Coronavirus
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS | The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) contains important paid sick days and paid leave provisions that may help parents and educators by providing many workers new rights to paid sick time and paid family leave for certain...
Paid Leave Is Critical for Public Health
FACT SHEET | The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the devastating ripple effect that the lack of social support systems has on the health of workers, the health of our country and the economy.
Working People Need Continued Investment in Emergency Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave
TALKING POINTS | Too many Americans are not able to take time off work to care for themselves or a loved one without risking a job or paycheck.
Americans’ Awareness of and Intentions to Use New Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Days Protections
POLLING | New polling data on Americans’ awareness of and intentions to use new paid family leave and paid sick days protections included in coronavirus legislation.
Know Your Rights: Emergency Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave for Child Care and Coronavirus (Simplified Chinese)
Simplified Chinese | With the coronavirus pandemic affecting nearly everyone in the country, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides many workers new rights to paid sick time and paid family leave.
Know Your Rights: Emergency Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave for Child Care and Coronavirus (Traditional Chinese)
Traditional Chinese | With the coronavirus pandemic affecting nearly everyone in the country, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides many workers new rights to paid sick time and paid family leave.
New Polling Confirms Strong, Broad Support for Paid Family and Medical Leave
The FAMILY Act, a comprehensive paid family medical leave proposal, continues to win high levels of support, even after voters hear about costs. Just-released polling finds that 75 percent of voters would support a national paid family and medical leave policy that...
Conoce tus derechos: Permisos pagados por enfermedad y permisos para cuidado infantil durante el coronavirus
CONOCE TUS DERECHOS | La pandemia del coronavirus está afectando a casi todo el país y la Ley de Respuesta al Coronavirus ‘Familias Primero’ (FFCRA) les da a muchos trabajadores el derecho a solicitar permisos pagados por enfermedad y permisos familiares pagados en...
Know Your Rights: Emergency Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave for Child Care and Coronavirus
With the coronavirus pandemic affecting nearly everyone in the country, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides many workers new rights to paid sick time and paid family leave.
Expanding Paid Sick Days and Paid Family & Medical Leave in Response to COVID-19
FACT SHEET | The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the universal need for — and far from universal access to — paid sick days and paid family and medical leave in the United States.
Paid Family Leave Policies for Municipal Employees
CHART | A non-exhaustive chart of paid family/parental leave policies that apply to municipal employees.
America’s Working Parents Deserve Paid Family Leave
LETTER | Too many working parents are left to struggle on their own when a new child arrives or a family member is taken ill because they do not have the security of job-protected, paid time away from work. It is time for Congress to take action to support working...
Comparison of Federal Paid Family and Medical Leave Proposals
CHART | A chart detailing the current federal paid leave proposals.
