Black Families And Workers Deserve Paid Leave
ACTOR AND ACTIVIST SEAN PATRICK THOMAS DISCUSSES WHY PAID LEAVE IS ESSENTIAL TO BLACK FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Make it Plain Podcast: Why We Need Paid Leave With Dawn Huckelbridge
Why is paid leave not guaranteed in America? We are one of the only countries in the world that does not have a cohesive national paid leave policy, says Dawn Huckelbridge of the Paid Leave for All Act, even though it ends up saving the federal government money in the long run.
Democrats say DOL keeping workers in the dark about paid leave
An Indiana truck driver denied paid leave while experiencing coronavirus symptoms. An Arizona HVAC employee paid for just two of 13 days spent in self-quarantine. A California USPS worker rejected for paid leave when caring for her child whose school was closed.
Trump Signs Law to Grant Paid Leave Benefits Amid Coronavirus Crisis—But Millions Won’t Be Eligible
Public health officials have simple advice to abate the spread of COVID-19 in the United States: If you’re sick, stay home. And even if you’re not sick, stay home and practice “social distancing” whenever possible.
Progressive groups mount largest ever campaign for paid family leave law
US is the only industrial nation without a national paid leave law as campaign leaders voice optimism to change situation
Feminists Sound Off on This Week’s Progress for Paid Leave
National and state groups also launched a collaborative effort today—Paid Leave for All—to raise funds, hire shared staff and develop a coordinated strategy to win an inclusive paid family and medical leave policy with bipartisan support.
Men Say They Want Paid Leave but Then Don’t Use All of It. What Stops Them?
When balancing work and family becomes difficult, women tend to resort to caregiving and men to earning money.
Chris Dodd, FMLA Champion, Sees Window for Paid Family Leave
Momentum for paid family leave mirrors effort to pass FMLA.