Trump Speech Renews Paid Leave Promise

President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address was lean on labor and employment policy, with the exception of a renewed promise to secure paid family leave for private sector workers.

The Trump administration has been calling on Congress to craft policy that would give workers paid time off for a newborn child and other family reasons, but the president has yet to back a specific proposal. Republicans are expected to soon reintroduce legislation to allow workers to use Social Security benefits to cover paid leave, while Democrats will once again push a new family and medical leave insurance ...