BUSINESSES CALL ON CONGRESS
TO SAVE PAID LEAVE IN
THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
Businesses, brands, and executives from across the country urge Congress to create a national paid family and medical leave program.
350+ BUSINESS SIGNATORIES
Business and brands, of varying sectors and sizes, have signed an open letter to Congress in support of a national paid leave policy.
MEDIA COVERAGE
160+ EXECUTIVE SIGNATORIES
Alexis Ohanian, CEO, Seven Seven Six
Ben Chestnut, Co-Founder and CEO, Mailchimp
Elizabeth Nieto, Global Head of Equity and Impact, Spotify
Gwyneth Paltrow, Founder/CEO, goop
Heidi Zak, Co-Founder & CEO, ThirdLove
Jennifer Hyman, CEO, Rent the Runway
Jude Komuves, Chief People Officer, Affirm, Inc.
Julia Hartz, CEO & Co-Founder, Eventbrite
Karin Kuo, Vice President of People, Relativity Space
Laura Watt, EVP Human Resources, Diageo North America
Melissa Gonzales, Executive Vice President, Americas, Medela
Rebecca Minkoff, Founder
Ryan Gellert, CEO, Patagonia
Sarah Friar, CEO, Nextdoor
Shan-Lyn Ma, CEO and Co-Founder, Zola
Stephen Hawthornthwaite, Co-Founder & CEO, Rothy's
Terrance Irizarry, Chief Diversity Officer, Danone
Tim Allen, CEO, Care.com
And more than 140 others »
Adam Boyes, Co-CEO, Iron Galaxy Studios
Adriana Cisneros Basulto, CEO, Maxwell
Adriana Quaranto , CEO, AMCONYC
Alaina Shearer, Founder, Together Digital
Alec Davis, Owner, Dough Co. Pizza
Alessandra Lezama, CEO, TOOTRis
Alex Tew, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Calm
Alexandra Stanton, CEO, Empire Global Ventures
Alyce Desrosiers, Founder & Executive Director, The Institute for Families and Nannies
Amanda Hirsch, Founder and President, Mighty Forces
Amel Zahid, COO, Parents in Tech Alliance
Amir Nathoo, CEO, Outschool Inc.
Amy Collins, Founder & CEO, The Olea Group
Amy Henderson, CEO, TendLab
Andrea Ippolito, CEO, SimpliFed
Andy Marsh, CEO, Plug Power
Anjali Kumar, Founder, Slightly Reserved
Anna Prell, Chief of Staff, Forage
Ariana Roviello, Owner, Laundré
Arianna Taboada, Founder & Owner, The Expecting Entrepreneur
Ariel Gordon Maffei, CEO & President, Ariel Gordon Jewelry
Ariel Wengroff, Founder & CEO, Culture's Last Stand
Ariela Rozman, Co-Founder, EdNavigator
Arissa Palmer, Executive Director, BrestfeedLA
Ashley Lapin, Partner, Current Forward
Ashley Louise, Co-Founder, Ladies Get Paid
Ateira Griffin, CEO, Building Our Nation's Daughters, Inc.
Athena Uslander, President, Silverland Bakery
Augustus Warren, CEO, Bindle Systems
Ben Jones, CEO, Haus Beauty
Ben McKean, Founder & CEO, Hungryroot
Bonnie Jaindl, General Manager, Designer Revival
Bradford Sawler, Owner, Oxland Builders
Bradley Rothenberg, CEO, nTopology
Brandon Barkdull, Partner & CEO, The Penguin Brothers
Brea Starmer, Founder & CEO, Lions+Tigers
Brenda Craig, Founder & CEO, Craig Safety Technologies
Brian Vawter, Co-Owner, Atlantic Media Productions, LLC
Brooke Nielsen, Founder & Owner, The Empowering Mama LLC
Brian Walker, CEO, Picture Motion
Cait Zogby, Chief Community Officer, MotherNation
Callan Bount Fleming, CEO, Spark Collective
Camilla Hermann, CEO, Oath Care
Carolyn Childers, CEO & Co-Founder, Chief
Charles Wolfe, Owner, C. Wolfe Software Engineering
Charlotte Michailidis, Founder & CEO, Parenthood Ventures
Chandler Chang, Ph.D., CEO, Therapy Lab
Chauncey Hamilton, Partner, XYZ Venture Capital
Chelsea Blasko, Co-CEO, Iron Galaxy Studios
Chelsea Seid, COO, Marlow Group, Inc.
Chinonyelum Nwokedi, Owner, Yelum Carolyn Boutique
Chris McGurk, CEO, Cinedigm
Christina Belsito, VP, Business Operations, Mori
Christine Michel Carter, Owner, Minority Woman Marketing LLC
Christine Miroddi Yoder, Founder, Foodology Feeding Therapy
Christine Mulcahy, CEO, The Odigo Group
Christy MacGregor, Chief Parent Officer & General Counsel, Colugo
Cindy Gallop, Founder & CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn
Claire Schmidt, Founder and CEO, All Voices
Claire Wasserman, Co-Founder, Ladies Get Paid
Clara Planel, Co-Founder & CEO, Collective Kind
Clare Vivier, CEO, CLARE V.
Claudia Kahn, Owner, The Help Company
Cody Barbo, Founder & CEO, Trust & Will
Dana Levin-Robinson, CEO, Upfront
Daniel Chait, CEO, Greenhouse Software
Daniel Plenge, Founder & Creative Lead, Plural
David Lang, Founder, Iron Galaxy Studios
Debi Yadegari, CEO, Villyge
Derek Steer, CEO, Mode
Dr. Tina Atherall, CEO, PsychArmor
Dr. Toyin Ajayi, Co-founder & President, Cityblock Health
Ed Jaffe, Founder, Demo Solutions
Elana Berkowitz, Co-Founder, Springbank Collective
Elle Wang, Founder and CEO, Emilia George
Emily Stone, CEO, Uncommon Cacao
Erin E. Beck, CEO, Komae Cooperative Childcare
Erin Musgrave, Founder & Principal, EMC Communications
Erin Spahn Erenberg, Esq., Founder and CEO, Totum
Eve Rodsky, Author of Fair Play
Evelyn Rusli, CMO, Yumi
Faith Hurley, Founder, PinPoint Collective
Felicia Kashevaroff, CEO, Tend
Francois de Lame, Chief Product Officer & Co Founder, Policygenius
Gabi Lewis, Co-CEO, Magic Spoon
Georgene Huang, CEO & Co-Founder, Fairygodboss
Gesche Haas, CEO & Founder, Dreamers & Doers
Graham Neray, CEO, Oso
Greg Sewitz, Co-CEO, Magic Spoon
Gregory Mundy, CEO and Founder, Rose Mary’s Pralines
Harry Doull, Co-CEO, Keap Co.
Heather Ainsworth, CEO & Founder, Workable Concept
Heather Hasson, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, FIGS, Inc
Heather Whaling, CEO, Geben Communication
Hitha Palepu, Founder, #5SmartReads
Ilnort Rueda, Co-Founder & President, Arvorie
Ivellisse Morales, CEO, bombilla creative, inc.
Iyah Romm, Co-Founder & CEO, Cityblock Health
Jaime-Alexis Fowler, Founder and Executive Director, Empower Work
Janna Meyrowitz, President, Style House
Jason Citron, CEO, Discord
Jen Fitzgerald, CEO & Co-Founder, Policygenius
Jen Saxton, Founder & CEO, Tot Squad
Jenifer Willig, CEO, hive
Jennifer Behr, Founder & CEO
Jennifer Brown, Owner, Hangout Lighting
Jennifer Dane, Executive Director, Modern Military Association of America
Jennifer Gillette, MA Director, The Loved Child
Jennifer Johnson, Owner, H & B Contracting LLC
Jennifer Justice, CEO & Founder, The Justice Dept
Jesse Thomas, Co-Founder and CEO, Picky Bars
Jessica Hyman, Head of Sustainability, Atlassian
Jill Koziol, CEO, Motherly
Jodi Neuhauser, CEO, Ovaterra
John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO, Small Business Majority
John Driscoll, Chief Executive Officer, CareCentrix
John Foraker, CEO, Once Upon a Farm
Josh Horowitz, Co-Founder, Kunik
Joshua Wright, Executive Director, ideas42
Justine Brown, Owner, Birth and Baby Support with Justine
Kasey Edwards, CEO & Founder, Helpr
Kate Gardiner, CEO, Grey Horse Communications
Kate Ryder, Founder & CEO, Maven Clinic
Katya Libin, Co-Founder & CEO, HeyMama
Kelly Pallanti, Chief Executive Officer, Kennedy Global HR
Ken Kurtzig, Co-Founder & CEO, Impactree
Kevin Dunn, CEO, Decisely Insurance Services, LLC
Kevin Kinkor, CEO, Kinkor Consulting
Kimberly Didrikson, CEO and Founder, Learning Motherhood
Kiran Rai, Co-Founder, ConsciouslyUnbiased
Kristen Brown, Owner & Chief Creative Officer, Hoot Design Company
Kristin Langenfeld, CEO & Co-Founder, Good Buy Gear
Kurt (Serrano) Landon, CEO & Founder, Enspira
Laura Chambers, CEO, Willow Innovations
Lauren Fleshman, Co-Founder, Picky Bars
Lauren Rieckhoff, Co-Founder, WilyfoXX
Lauren Smith Brody, Founder, The FIfth Trimester
Leana Jelen Tapnack, Owner, Stam Signs LLC
Leila Strickland, CSO, BIOMILQ
Leslie Borrell, CEO/Founder, Carefully Inc.
Lena Furci, CEO, HER Academy
Leslie Forde, CEO, Mom's Hierarchy of Needs
Liesl Gerntholtz, Program Advisor, The Little Market
Lindsay Johnson, Founder & CEO, FitPros
Lindsay Kaplan, CBO & Co-Founder, Chief
Lisa D. Beaudoin, Executive Director, Advocates Building Lasting Equality in NH
Lisa Colella, Founder & CEO, Truist, LLC
Lisa Greaves Taylor, Founder, Birth Matters NYC & Astoria Doula Collective
Liz Gulliver, Co-Founder, Kunik
Liz McCabe, Founder & Managing Partner, Stinson Advising
Liz Meyerdirk, CEO, The Pill Club
Lori Mihalich-Levin, Founder & CEO, Mindful Return LLC
Lorna Randlett, CEO, Leaders Forum
Lydia Bell, Founder, ElleBelle Photography Design & Events
Lynn Perkins, CEO, UrbanSitter
Mani White, Owner, Flex Fusion Studios
Maria Katris, CEO, Built In
Maria Molland, CEO, Thinx
Marianna Kerppola, CEO and Founder, BetterHope LLC
Mary Beth Ferrante, CEO, WRK/360
Mary Fox, CEO, Marlow Group, Inc.
Matt Mireles, Founder & CEO, Oasis (Present Communications, Inc)
Matt Rogers, Founder, Incite.org
Matthew Patsky, CEO, Trillium Asset Management
Matthew Pohlson, CEO, Omaze
Megan Cunningham, Founder & CEO, Magnet Media
Megan Mangiaracino, Co-Founder, Baby Boldly
Michael Acton Smith, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Calm
Michael Katz, CEO, mParticle
Michael Rubenstein, President, AppNexus
Michelle Chan, CEO, Workplayce
Michelle Egger, CEO, BIOMILQ
Michelle Stephens, CNO, Oath Care
Michelle Wagner, CEO, Mindstrong
Michelle Ward, CEO, 90 Day Business Launch
Mikaela Skoor, Vice President, Performance Flooring
Mike de Vere, CEO, Zest AI
Mike Tambashe, Owner, POOR DAD LLC
Miriam Williams, Co-Founder, Superkin
Mona Andrews, CEO, Stay in the Game
Monica Belsito, Chief Marketing Officer, LOLA
Nancy Greatrix, Director of Human Resources, Room & Board
Nancy Vawter, Co-Owner, Atlantic Media Productions, LLC
Natalie Gordon, CEO, Babylist
Natalie Hartkopf, Co-Founder & CEO, Hightower
Natalie McBride, Co-Founder, Baby Boldly
Nicole de Beaufort, President, EarlyWorks LLC
Nicole Quinn, General Partner, Lightspeed
Nikki Adamson, Founder, Hustle Hunters LLC
Patrick Matos, Co-Founder & CEO, CareLulu
Pedro Silva, CEO, Arvorie
Peter Borsuk, President and Chief Financial Officer, Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc.
Priya Amin, CEO, Flexable
Randi Braun, CEO, Something Major Coaching
Reshma Saujani, CEO, Girls Who Code
Romy Newman, President & Co-Founder, Fairygodboss
Ross Fubini, Managing Director, XYZ Venture Capital
Ryan Williams, CEO, Cadre
Sabrina Moyle, CEO, Hello!Lucky
Sachin Gadhvi, CMO, Sittercity
Samantha Barnes, Founder & CEO, Raddish Kids
Samantha Ettus, CEO, Park Place Payments
Sarah Brovda, Founder, SRBG PR + Communications
Sarah LaFleur, Founder & CEO
Sarah Robinson, CEO, The Wonder
Sarah Slavik, Principal, Slay Co
Sarahjane Sacchetti, CEO, Cleo
Sascha Mayer, CEO, Mamava
Scott Nelson, Owner, Kite Island
Selah Rhodes, Founder & CEO, DARITY
Selma Sims, CEO, Gardeneers
Salwa Khan, Founder & CEO, Cubbiekit
Sarah Hardy, COO & Co-Founder, Bobbie
Shaan Hathiramani, CEO, Flockjay
Shadiah Sigala, Co-Founder & CEO, Kinside
Shefali Shah, Chief Commercial Officer, Upfront
Sheila Oranch, Founder & CEO, Coppertoppe Inn
Siran Cao, CEO, Hey Mirza
Sohrob C. Farudi, CEO, Fan Controlled Football
Spike Lipkin, Co-Founder & CEO, Newfront Insurance
Stacy Callighan, Founder, PinPoint Collective
Stephanie Boms, CEO, Nestl Space
Stephanie Rothstein Bruce, Co-Founder, Picky Bars
Stephen Dypiangco, CEO, Dadventures
Stephen Tracy, Co-CEO, Keap Co.
Steven Dietz, CEO, United Dwelling
Steven Theesfeld, Chief Integrity Officer, Cariloop
Sunny Paradeshi, Co-Owner, Solace Media
Susan McPherson, CEO, McPherson Strategies
Swati Mylavarapu, Founder, Incite.org
Sylvana Rochet, Founder, The Insightful Executive
Tara Henning, Co-Founder, Superkin
Tejal Shah, Co-Founder & CEO, Votivate
Therese O'Higgins, Executive Director, Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative
Tiffany Keriakos, CEO, Designer Revival
Tiffany Dufu, Founder & CEO, The Cru
Tom Wright, Founder, Solve HQ
Travis Truett, CEO, Ambition
Trina Spear, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, FIGS, Inc.
Val Zanchuk, Owner, Graphicast, Inc.
Vanessa Barboni Hallik, CEO, Another Tomorrow
Vanessa Loder, CEO, Parents in Tech Alliance
Whitney Poma, Founder & CEO, Momful
Will Baumann, CEO, Fourthwall
Yi-Hsian Godfrey, CEO & Co-Founder, Apiari
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LETTER TO CONGRESS
Members of Congress, from both sides of the aisle, need to hear directly from the business community that we need them to embrace and champion a federal paid leave program now!
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and Leader McCarthy,
As leaders in the private sector, we are calling on Congress to respond to the unprecedented economic, health, and safety challenges faced by the business community as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Federal paid family and medical leave policy is one of the critical solutions to our nation’s economic recovery.
To that end, we urge Congress to pass permanent paid family and medical leave through the Build Back Better Act.
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The pandemic has exposed an acute emergency on top of an ongoing, chronic crisis. At the onset of the pandemic, fewer than 21 percent of workers had access to paid leave through their employers. Lack of a national paid leave policy makes all of us more vulnerable during this pandemic and for future public health emergencies, while putting the financial stability of businesses on the line. We cannot emerge from this pandemic and remain one of only two countries in the world with no form of national paid leave. We need a policy that is inclusive and that protects all workers equally, regardless of what kind of work they do, where they live, or whom they love. Congress must work with the administration to build a framework for a permanent paid family and medical leave policy, so we're never unprepared for a crisis again. An equitable and comprehensive paid family and medical leave program must include time to welcome a newly arrived child, time to care for a seriously ill family member, and time to care for one’s own serious illness. Paid leave receives consistent bipartisan support, with growing demand from businesses of all sizes and sectors. More than 8 in 10 Americans support creating a national paid leave policy and a recent report found that more than 75 percent of businesses agree that a national paid leave policy would help them be better positioned to weather future public health emergencies and economic crises. Access to paid leave also leads to better retention, personal health, and improved morale, which contributes to greater stability and viability for our businesses, ultimately helping our bottom line. In short, paid leave is good for business. Paid leave is also a key element of addressing racial, class, and gender inequalities in the United States. With an equal paid leave policy in place, we can help stem the historic tide of women leaving the workforce and ensure that low-wage earners and people of color have the time they need to care for themselves and their families. This crisis has given us a unique opportunity to build stronger and more equitable workplaces for working people, families, and businesses, while investing in our nation’s economic recovery. We urge Congress to meet the moment by passing a comprehensive federal paid family and medical leave policy that provides long-term health benefits and economic security to all American families and contributes to the vitality and sustainability of our businesses. When families thrive, we all thrive. Signed,PAID LEAVE IS ESSENTIAL
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, paid family and medical leave has emerged as an essential benefit to meet the needs of employers and working people alike.
In a recent report, Paid Leave and the Pandemic, employers reported that paid leave policies ensure greater employee morale and workplace satisfaction, reduce rates of attrition and turnover, and support recruitment. Paid leave programs help employees feel valued by their employer and able to effectively care for themselves and family. Evidence is also mounting that paid leave is critical to helping stem the tide of women leaving the workforce and addressing gender and racial inequity in the workplace.
National paid leave public policy has long received consistent bi-partisan public support, and now businesses are joining the chorus. Businesses from across the U.S. are joining together in an open letter urging Congress to establish permanent paid family and medical leave through the upcoming economic recovery package.
TAKE ACTION
FOR BUSINESSES
AND BUSINESS OWNERS
If you’re a business or business owner who wants to speak out and urge Congress to include paid leave in the upcoming economic recovery legislation, it's not too late to join 300+ other businesses. Add your business to the open letter today!
FOR EMPLOYEES
AND INDIVIDUALS
Don’t see your employer on this list? Advocate directly to your leadership team, and send an email urging them to sign onto the open letter and join the growing chorus of businesses that support paid leave.
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