The United States has many accomplishments to be proud of – our inability to provide job-protected leave for new moms is not one of them. Twenty years ago, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed by President Clinton – giving new moms their first right to job-protected, but unpaid, leave for the birth orContinue reading “81 Percent of New Moms Don’t Even Qualify for the FMLA”
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When Family Comes First: Stories of FMLA’s Impact
Since it was enacted in 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act has been used over 100 million times. MomsRising, a member of EOI’s Washington Work and Family Coalition, recently gathered stories from members about how FMLA has impacted their lives. Gwenne was 23 when her father was diagnosed as terminal. After her employer deniedContinue reading “When Family Comes First: Stories of FMLA’s Impact”
Research shows paid family leave not only better for families and workers – it’s better for business too
Via Washington Policy Watch: Several states have adopted paid family leave policies as an important protection for the economic security of working families. After New Jersey implemented its own statewide policy in 2009, researchers from Rutgers decided to investigate how workers benefited from the change. They found paid leave is not only good for families,Continue reading “Research shows paid family leave not only better for families and workers – it’s better for business too”
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