Paid Leave

The Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act

The Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act would address America’s paid family and medical leave crisis and benefit working people, their families, businesses and our nation’s economy.

Fathers Need Paid Family and Medical Leave

Men increasingly want to be involved parents and caregivers in their families, yet most men still do not have access to paid family leave that would allow them to take time away from work after the birth or adoption of a child.

Key Facts: The Family and Medical Leave Act

Research by the National Partnership for Women & Families estimates that 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.

Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation

A state-by-state analysis that highlights the significant and growing need for a national paid family and medical leave law that covers workers in all 51 states.

Black Women and the Care Agenda

Black women are family caregivers – and they need flexibility and economic supports to make the best decisions for themselves and their families

Small Businesses Support a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

A new national scientific opinion poll found that 79% of small business owners support the creation of a national paid family and medical leave program that would guarantee employees wage replacement for up to 12 weeks, funded by 0.5% employer and employee contributions each.

What Real Paid Leave is – and What It Isn’t

For a truly just, equitable program that works for the people who need it the most and is feasible and affordable for small businesses, any paid leave program must be the following five things.

Paid Leave Video

Business leaders join together to call for paid family and medical leave.

Called to Care

Too often in our country’s history, the ability to take time to care for yourself and others while maintaining your economic security has been predominantly reserved for the white and wealthy few. Yet, it is through providing care for one another that we knit together the bonds of our families and communities.

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 to use for certain coronavirus-related health and family caregiving reasons, including for quarantine and child care.

Conoce tus derechos: Permisos pagados por enfermedad y permisos para cuidado infantil durante el coronavirus

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 caso de algunas situaciones sanitarias y familiares asociadas con el coronavirus, incluyendo cuarentenas y cuidado infantil.

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