Lawmakers see renewed opportunity to pass a national paid family leave plan to cover new parents, caretakers, and workers with health problems.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) unveiled the latest version of the FAMILY Act Feb. 12, which would create a national insurance fund paid for by both employers and employees. The fund would be used to provide 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to workers across the country.
“Now that we have a majority in the House of Representatives, we have a real shot of actually passing it in this Congress,” Gillibrand said ...