Sharita Gruberg, Vice President, National Partnership for Women & Families: “The Biden Administration knows work family supports like #childcare are essential to securing America’s role as a leader in technology and manufacturing.”

February 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, Jocelyn Frye, is on talking about the impact of this law on women in the workplace.

“The National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonprofit advocacy group, estimated that over 10 million American workers in 2022 needed leave but did not take it. It found that an estimated two-thirds of those workers ‚Äì or about 7 million Americans ‚Äì did not take needed leave because they could not afford it.”

“Jessica Mason, a senior policy analyst at the National Partnership for Women and Families, tells KMOX that it’s a big issue, because almost every single person in the U.S. is going to need time away from their job.”

“Nearly 1.5 million Oklahoma workers don’t have paid family and medical leave through their jobs. That means 74% of working people in the state, if they’re welcoming a new child or have to take time off work for medical appointments for themselves or their loved ones, are put in the impossible situation of having to choose between their families, their health and their paycheck.”

“Led by the National Partnership for Women & Families, the Labor Movement fought in coalition with women’s, disability, children’s, religious and senior citizens’ groups.”

“According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, without a national paid leave policy and the rising costs of living, states across the U.S. are taking it upon themselves to find a solution.”

“We heard a lot of stories from federal employees as we advocated for FEPLA several years ago,” Michelle McGrain, director of congressional relations for the National Partnership for Women and Families, told Government Executive.