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Paid Leave for All is the national campaign of organizations fighting to win paid family and medical leave for all working people.
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We believe that everyone should be able to take time to be there for their family — to care for themselves or a loved one without risking their job or paycheck.

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New Short Film Lifelines Brings the Fight to Screens Nationwide As paid leave reaches a historic tipping point, the new documentary short Lifelines, backed by Olympic legend Allyson Felix, launches May 6 in New York City, kicking off a cross-country screening tour. The release comes amid a series of state paid leave wins and just weeks before legislators and advocates from 25 states gather to chart a path toward a 50-state strategy and federal action.

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NEW Labor Day Report Nationwide, more than 29 million employees have no paid holidays off. U.S. law provides no paid holidays, no paid sick leave, no paid family leave, no paid medical leave, no paid vacations—no guaranteed paid time off. But there are proposals in Congress to change that.

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NEW REPORT: Second Report on State of Parental Leave Paid Leave for All released our second report on state parental leave, and found that dads are coming close to—or even exceeding—the rates of moms taking bonding leave in most state paid leave programs.

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Onward and Upward National paid leave partners release the first comprehensive report documenting paid leave wins following the Build Back Better negotiations in 2020: victories at the local, state, and federal levels, including 42 states and the District of Columbia. This comes as advocates and legislators from across the country chart a path to a 50 state strategy and federal guarantee.

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Out of Office Message for Care This Thanksgiving week we’ve invited people across the country to set an Out of Office message for care to make visible the real reasons so many of us step away from work, and why we need paid leave for all and affordable care to come back. For millions of women, caregivers, and essential workers, there’s no such a thing as “out” and no way to take the paid time they need to recover or care—nearly half a million women have been pushed from the workforce this year alone.

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We’re Popping Up For Paid Leave This Mother’s Day weeked we launched “Pop Up for Paid Leave,” a nationwide activation powered by community, care, and collective action and the largest single day business-led action giving back directly to mothers. While policymakers stall on basic protections like paid leave, we’re stepping up to care for moms now and spotlight the policies they deserve.

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We’re Closed For Paid Leave The nationwide campaign is the first collective action of its kind, bringing together 70+ brands and partners across the country to call for Congress to pass paid family and medical leave in honor of Women’s History Month.

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A Letter on Paid Leave from Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex

“In taking care of your child, you take care of your community, and you take care of your country—because when paid leave is a right, we’re creating a foundation that helps address mental health outcomes, health care costs, and economic strength at the starting line.”

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Our Humanity “Every family is different. But life happens to all of us. Our humanity calls us to help those we love.” – Congressman John Lewis. Our lives and our livelihoods are on the line this year. #PaidLeaveforAll

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