March 24, 2021
'When families thrive, we all thrive,' says a letter signed by 200 companies.
Nearly 200 businesses signed a letter sent to Capitol Hill Tuesday calling on Congress to include expanded paid family leave in its next economic package.
The letter urges Congress not to allow the United States to remain "one of only two countries in the world with no form of national paid leave." Signatories include such business titans as Spotify, Levi Strauss & Co., Etsy, Eventbrite, and Patagonia.
"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," the letter reads in part.