“The National Partnership for Women & Families applauds the passage of legislation that will provide paid sick leave and paid safe leave to workers across the state of Virginia. HB5/SB199 will keep workers from having to decide between going to work sick or ignoring their own health and safety, and losing money in their paychecks or their jobs altogether.”
Coming off the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, and now transitioning into Women’s History Month, a new report shows that Black women are disproportionately impacted by the absence of a national paid sick leave law.
“The National Partnership for Women & Families is thrilled to congratulate Virginia on passing a paid family and medical leave law, which will provide 3.2 million Virginians with access to paid time off to take care of themselves or their loved ones.”
A new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families reveals that one in three private-sector workers in the U.S. now has access to paid family and medical leave through a state program.
“With one in five workers nationwide still lacking access to paid sick days, this bill help would guarantee that no one has to choose between their job and their health or family.”
The National Partnership for Women & Families debuted a refresh of AdvancingPaidLeave.org, one of the only websites designed for businesses that want to support working families – and improve work-life balance for employees who are caregivers or have long-term medical needs – through offering paid family and medical leave.
“’The household survey is really the only source for intersectional employment data on a monthly basis. That means that for groups of women we and others have been watching especially closely during this period — for example, disabled women, Black women, women veterans — timely information about these groups would disappear,’ said Katherine Gallagher Robbins, a senior fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families who routinely analyzes the data. “
As the nation prepares to mark the anniversary (Feb. 5) of the FMLA, the only federal law guaranteeing workers time off, a new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families shows that state paid leave policies are a triple win for the economy, businesses and families.
To coincide with the FMLA anniversary and continue NPWF’s call for lawmakers to come together on a policy that would help working parents and caregivers balance their work and family demands, the organization released its annual “Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation” report today. This resource has the latest data on the benefits paid leave would have in every state across the country.
“In the first year of the second Trump administration, there has been a barrage of harmful executive orders, the appointment of dangerous and unqualified political nominees, and the unprecedented firing of federal employees, along with restructuring or near elimination of many federal agencies.”
“The National Partnership strongly condemns the EEOC’s rescission of its guidance on harassment. The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 called for the creation of the EEOC to enforce critical civil rights protections against employment discrimination to ensure that working people were treated fairly, and the decision to eliminate necessary guidance on harassment to help employers and workers is completely contrary to everything the agency is supposed to stand for.”
“In the first year of the second Trump administration, there has been a barrage of harmful executive orders, the appointment of dangerous and unqualified political nominees, and the unprecedented firing of federal employees, along with restructuring or near elimination of many federal agencies.”
As states prepare for the 2026 legislative sessions, the National Partnership for Women & Families and New America’s Better Life Lab released new research today, evaluating private insurance–based paid family and medical leave laws.
The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy (CFFE) in collaboration with the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) has just released a report analyzing the impact of Social Security benefits for Georgia veterans and their families.
“Since August, Black women’s unemployment rates are up from 6.3 to 6.7 percent, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
“The crisis facing Black women is even deeper. The National Partnership for Women & Families reports that 265,000 Black women have been pushed out of the labor market since January, and the unemployment rate for Black women has climbed to 7.5 percent, which is the highest in years.”
“Jessica Mason, a senior policy analyst with the National Partnership for Women & Families, said the program is a net win for families, especially during uncertain budget times. ‘These days, folks are really watching our dollars, so it’s important to feel like everything we’re making investments in is really worth it — and the evidence is really clear that paid leave is one of those things.'”
“For instance, this spring the National Partnership for Women & Families published a series of blog posts highlighting the lifesaving impact of Medicaid on not only the authors but also their loved ones.”
“’We have an opportunity right now,’ said forum moderator Taryn Mackenzie Williams, Senior Fellow for Disability at the National Partnership for Women & Families. ‘We are compelled to reimagine what it means to meet the promise of the ADA … we need to reckon with the reality of those systems.’”
NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye testified before the House of Representatives’ Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, the Democratic Women’s Caucus and other House leaders at a hearing on “The Cost of Care – Strengthening the Care Economy and Protecting the ACA
