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.
Trump’s plan to decimate the federal workforce will harm disabled workers, veterans, women of color & the economy
Federal employees provide essential services to people – and when they are under threat, so too is that important work. It would also impact the economy overall. Costing hundreds of thousands of workers – or more – their jobs could dramatically spike unemployment, likely reducing GDP.
Understanding the Difference Between Paid Sick Days & Paid Family and Medical Leave
A primer on the difference between paid sick days and paid family and medical leave.
America’s Women and the Wage Gap
Every state has a gender wage gap, and it persists regardless of industry and education level and within occupations.
The Wage Gap #IRL (In Real Life) for Women of Color
Women of color are subjected to wide gender wage gaps due to experiencing the double bind of sexism and white supremacy in the United States and how our country systematically devalues women of color and their labor.
The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act Will Support Women’s Economic Security
The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act would support and uplift the more than 4 million women and girls who rely on SSI, including nearly 3.3 million women and girls who are eligible for SSI because they are blind or disabled, as well as 723,000 women aged 65 and older who receive SSI on the basis of age.
Glossary of Equity-Centered Payment Reform
Key terms for health equity-centered payment reform
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.
Fact Sheet: Black Women’s Maternal Health
The United States has become even more dangerous for Black people to give birth. Regardless of socioeconomic status, Black women and birthing individualsNOTE: We recognize and respect that pregnant, birthing, postpartum, and parenting people have a range of gender...
Fathers Need Paid Family and Medical Leave
A national paid family and medical leave insurance program would provide mothers and fathers with much-needed pay when they need time off for family or medical reasons.
Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation – 2023 Archived Version
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.
Improving Maternal Health with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) will ensure that employers provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees and that the workplace is an environment where needed accommodations are routinely expected and provided.
Sexual Harassment and the Gender Wage Gap
Despite being prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, workplace sexual harassment remains pervasive and pernicious. Sexual harassment is one of many manifestations of power imbalances in the workplace.
This Mother’s Day, Moms Need Child Care, Paid Leave and Protections While Pregnant
Although all women are more likely to have home and care responsibilities than men, mothers have been particularly impacted by the pandemic economy. The ongoing lack of family support policies like paid family and medical leave and universal child care contribute to the inability of mothers to stay in their jobs.
Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnant Workers: State and Local Laws
Thirty-one states, including the District of Columbia, and four cities have passed laws requiring some employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers.
The Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act: Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act).
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would help prevent employers from forcing pregnant women out of the workplace and help ensure that employers provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant women who want to continue working.
Supporting Survivors in the Workplace
Gender-based violence — whether it occurs at or outside of the workplace — affects how survivors show up and participate at work. Women need a strong economic safety net to disrupt cycles of violence.
Map: Paid Leave and Paid Sick Days Laws Are Helping More Than 46 Million People Better Care and Provide for Their Families
Ten states, the District of Columbia and 22 other jurisdictions have or will soon have paid sick days laws in effect, and eight states and the District of Columbia have enacted paid family and medical leave laws. In total, more than 46 million people in the private sector workforce are legally protected by either paid leave or paid sick days laws, or both.
