March 23, 2021
"We cannot emerge from this pandemic and remain one of only two countries in the world with no form of national paid leave."
On Tuesday, March 23rd, nearly 200 companies sent an open letter to Congress, urging them to pass a federal paid family and medical leave program in the Biden administration’s next COVID-19 recovery package. That companies are now behind a program that would help parents ostensibly take time off is no surprise — if you’ve been paying attention.
Over the past year, the tides have turned when it comes to the conversation around paid family leave in the United States. Paid leave is no longer a fringe policy position or a great nice-to-have policy pipe dream for America’s progressives.