As the Family and Medical Leave Act Turns 25, the Country Urgently Needs a National Paid Leave Plan – PR Newswire – PR Newswire
“It is past time for Congress to fulfill the promise of the FMLA by passing a national paid family and medical leave plan. But not just any plan will do. Lawmakers should consider the evidence and support the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, the leading paid leave proposal in Congress.”
Duckworth: 2018 is past time to get real on paid leave – CNN
Across our nation, working parents face barriers to staying in the workforce. Lack of access to affordable child care and to paid family, medical and parental leave forces people to choose between taking care of their children or a sick family member and losing their job and their health insurance.
Paid parental leave elusive 25 years after Family and Medical Leave Act – CNN
“It’s a public health emergency that we don’t offer more support for parents in this country,” said Darby Saxbe, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Southern California.
The Flu Is Awful, a Lack of Sick Leave Is Worse – Real Clear Markets
Access to paid sick leave decreases the probability of job separation, and making coverage universal could substantially reduce medical costs, particularly those paid by public health insurance programs.
California men are jumping at the chance to take paid family leave – Sacramento Bee
About 85,000 California men took paid family leave in California during the 2017 fiscal year, double the number that took paternity leave in 2009, according to the latest figures from the California Employment Development Department.
Now’s the time to speak up on sick leave, mayor: A flu outbreak is exactly when New Yorkers need to be reminded of their rights – NY Daily News
[I]f you have flu symptoms, you should stay home — and if your child is sick, you shouldn’t send him or her to school. Thanks to New York City’s paid sick leave law, we can all do that.
My Turn: Paid family leave would be a workforce driver – Concord Monitor
Being on the advisory board of the Workforce Accelerator 2025, the board of the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the statewide champion of the Manufacturing Sector Partnership Initiative, and former chair of New Hampshire’s Business and Industry Association, I am very much aware of the workforce development challenges facing the state. A paid leave program in New Hampshire would be a workforce driver for the state.
What Maternity Leave Looks Like When You’re a Sitting Senator – Glamour – Glamour Magazine
“The Family and Medical Leave Act [FMLA] provides only 12 weeks of unpaid leave around the birth or adoption of a child,” says Vicki Shabo, the vice president for workplace policies and strategies at National Partnership for Women & Families. “So it’s up to employers across the country, including employers in congress like Senators [to decide] whether they offer pay during that time.”
Starbucks expands its paid sick leave and parental leave after tax cuts — and employee requests – Washington Post – Washington Post
Vicki Shabo, vice president for workplace policies and strategies for the National Partnership for Women & Families, called the paid sick leave program “an extremely welcome sign” and said in an interview that Starbucks had “essentially taken what paid sick leave policies say and extended that to their entire workforce.”
Tax Bill Provision Designed To Spur Paid Family Leave To Lower-Wage Workers – Kaiser Health News – Kaiser Health News
That view is shared by Vicki Shabo, vice president for workplace policies and strategies at the National Partnership for Women & Families, an advocacy group, who said it will primarily benefit workers at companies already offering paid family leave. The new tax credit “just perpetuates the boss lottery,” she added.
