Economic Justice
30 years after passing the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. must do more to secure paid leave for all – Fortune

What the Family and Medical Leave Act has meant for U.S. women – Fast Company

“Women have been expected to take on [caregiving] and handle it without complaint and largely without support,” says Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership. “The Family and Medical Leave Act rejected the premise that it‚Äôs a woman’s lot in life to do that work. Instead, what the FMLA said is that all workers have some sort of care need, and we need to be able to ensure that those folks can take time off and come back to their jobs.”

30 years after passing the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. must do more to secure paid leave for all – Fortune

Passing Paid Leave Just Got One Step Closer – Glamour

Jocelyn Frye, the president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, says: “The FMLA was a groundbreaking step forward, but our work is not done. We cannot continue to ignore the care needs of workers and their families. Our nation’s leaders need to step up and make the choice to enact policies that enable workers to do their jobs and care for their families without putting their livelihoods at risk.”

30 years after passing the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. must do more to secure paid leave for all – Fortune

Pass paid leave this legislative session – Santa Fe New Mexican

“The recent article focusing on priorities for the 2023 legislative session (“Reconsidering priorities,” Jan. 9) missed one critical opportunity: passing paid leave for New Mexico. No one should have to choose between a paycheck and taking care of their family. And research shows paid leave is good for businesses and the economy… “

30 years after passing the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. must do more to secure paid leave for all – Fortune

Here’s what you need to know about new workplace protections for pregnant, nursing workers – Nebraska Examiner

Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was a win for gender and racial equity. She added, “For far too long, pregnant workers have gone without the critical protections many people need to maintain a healthy pregnancy: protections like the ability to take bathroom breaks during a shift, sit down while working a cash register, or pause to take a drink of water to stay hydrated.”

30 years after passing the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. must do more to secure paid leave for all – Fortune

We need more than policies to protect pregnant employees – Quartz

“The National Partnership for Women & Families has a guide that recommends ways employers can better support pregnant employees on the job. For example, extending accommodations to “all workers, regardless of part-time or temporary status,” not forcing workers to accept unnecessary accommodations, providing paid sick leave and family leave, not docking employees for tardy arrival, and eliminating ‘just-in-time’ scheduling, which gives employees very little notice of their shifts.”

30 years after passing the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. must do more to secure paid leave for all – Fortune

As pandemic continues and flu season rages, families need solid leave policies – Florida Union Times

“Access to paid leave helps our economy and helps keep people in the jobs they need so they can care for the families they love without jeopardizing their economic security. Yet 26 million workers currently lack access to paid sick days, as reported last month by the National Partnership for Women & Families. That includes 70 percent of the lowest wage workers, including many child care early educators.”

30 years after passing the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. must do more to secure paid leave for all – Fortune

OPINION: Sick kids need their parents. Why don’t we give them what they deserve? – Washington Post

According to calculations from the National Partnership for Women and Families, between April 14 and Aug. 16 of 2021, just 13 percent of Arkansas parents and 14 percent of Mississippi parents were backstopped by paid sick leave when they had a child who was too sick to attend school or day care. A mere 18 percent of parents in Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Texas were able to take paid time off to care for their sick children. Workers in some industries don’t have paid sick days at all. Employees in the rail industry nearly went on strike to protest their employers’ practice of penalizing them for taking unpaid leave.