U.S.-Paid Medical, Caregiving Leave to Start Mid-2023 in Bill

A new national paid medical and family leave plan would begin July 2023 under a bill the House Ways and Means Committee proposed Tuesday.

The plan would provide up to 12 weeks of federal benefits to replace lost wages because time off for medical or caregiving for an ill family member. Benefits would be awarded on a sliding scale based on a worker’s annual income.

The committee is set to begin voting on the proposal Thursday ahead of a mid-September deadline for House members to produce bill text for a $3.5 trillion infrastructure and social spending package backed by the ...