Jason’s twin children were born at 28 weeks — and as a result, spent 69 days in neonatal intensive care. Thanks to New Jersey’s paid family leave law, Jason and his wife Christie were able to take needed time off to care for their children. But for millions of workers, including one million in WashingtonContinue reading “Why We Need the FAMILY Act”
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Providing paid leave is not just good for families, but for taxpayers and businesses too
When we think of paid maternity leave, we often think the benefits are constrained to the mom, child, and immediate family. But actually, the gains of paid family leave go much further. Providing paid family leave for new moms generates enormous savings for the state and taxpayers. Paid family leave allows new moms to takeContinue reading “Providing paid leave is not just good for families, but for taxpayers and businesses too”
81 Percent of New Moms Don’t Even Qualify for the FMLA
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”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 