August 9, 2021
Earlier today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a budget resolution proposal and initial Senate Committee reconciliation instructions that include a historic proposal for paid family and medical leave.
Paid Leave for the U.S. (PL+US) Executive Director Molly Day released the following statement in response to today’s announcement:
"Today's budget resolution announcement and Senate Committee instructions make it clear that Congressional leadership is prioritizing the creation of a national paid family and medical leave program, moving us one step closer to becoming a country in which all working people know they won’t need to choose between their paycheck and caring for the people they love during life's most challenging moments.
"As we continue to work our way through the COVID-19 crisis, we have a historic opportunity to rebuild our country and economy so that it works for everyone, not just those at the top. Paid leave is critical to building back better -- it’s good for working families, businesses large and small, and for our country's long-term economic growth. We're committed to ensuring that the legislation that reaches President Biden’s desk in the months ahead includes a comprehensive national paid leave program." -- Molly Day, Executive Director, Paid Leave for the U.S. (PL+US)
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August 5, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - This afternoon, Senator Patty Murray, Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) spoke with small business owners representing over 530 small business owners nationwide who have called on Congress to prioritize the urgent call for a comprehensive federal paid family and medical leave program.
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June 24, 2021
Today, business leaders met with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) to express their support for national paid family and medical leave policy. Business participants included leaders from:
AirBnB
Patagonia
PayPal
Salesforce
Stitch Fix
The virtual meeting, conducted as part of the Businesses for Paid Leave Week of Action, gave the participants a chance to make a strong business case for providing paid family and medical leave.
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June 23, 2021
Today, West Virginia small business leaders met virtually with staff representing U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-NH) to express their support for national paid family and medical leave policy.
Business participants included:
Bluegrass Kitchen & Starlings (Charleston, WV)
Farmer’s Daughter (Capon Bridge, WV)
Full Circle Gifts & ceramic (Huntington, WV)
Barnwood Living (White Sulphur Springs, WV)
The meeting, conducted as part of the Businesses for Paid Leave Week of Action, gave the participants a chance to make a strong business case for providing paid family and medical leave.
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June 23, 2021
Today, business leaders based in or with key facilities in New Hampshire met virtually with staff representing U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to express their support for national paid family and medical leave policy.
Business participants included:
Badger (Gilsom, NH)
The Cranmore Inn (North Conway, NH)
Hanover Coop Food Store (Hanover, NH)
The Law Office of Manning & Zimmerman, PLLC (Manchester, NH)
Soel Sistas (Nashua, NH)
Revision Energy (Brentwood & Enfield, NH)
The meeting, conducted as part of the Businesses for Paid Leave Week of Action, gave the participants a chance to make a strong business case for providing paid family and medical leave. A similar group of New Hampshire business leaders met with New Hampshire U.S. Senator Jeane Shaheen on earlier this week.
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June 22, 2021
Today, business leaders based in or with key facilities in New Hampshire met virtually with staff representing U.S. Senator Jeane Shaheen (D-NH) to express their support for national paid family and medical leave policy.
Business participants included:
Badger (Gilsom, NH)
Cape Air (Flys out of Lebanon, NH)
The Cranmore Inn (North Conway, NH)
Hanover Coop Food Store (Hanover, NH)
The Law Office of Manning & Zimmerman, PLLC (Manchester, NH)
MegaFoods (Londonderry, NH)
Oxland Builders (Stratham, NH)
Shara Vineyards (Concord, NH)
Soel Sistas (Nashua, NH)
Revision Energy (Brentwood & Enfield, NH)
Veris Wealth Partners (Portsmouth, NH)
The meeting, conducted as part of the Businesses for Paid Leave Week of Action, gave the participants a chance to make a strong business case for providing paid family and medical leave.
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June 21, 2021
Businesses to show support for Paid Leave during Businesses for Paid Leave Week of Action; Use voices and platforms to convey the urgency and opportunity of this moment
This week during Businesses for Paid Leave Week of Action businesses from around the country will join together to show support for a federal paid family and medical leave policy. Over the course of the week, businesses will participate in meetings with key members of Congress, engage in social media activations, and be available for select media opportunities.
Supporting businesses and executives include Danone North America, Diageo, Eventbrite, Levi Strauss & Co., Patagonia, Paypal, Rent the Runway, ThirdLove, Stitch Fix, and small businesses from across the country.
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During tonight’s joint session of Congress, President Biden will unveil the American Families Plan, which includes the first federal paid family and medical leave program proposed in legislation by a U.S. President. The White House shared key details about the proposal earlier this morning.
Paid Leave for the U.S. (PL+US) interim Executive Director Molly Day made the following statement in response to President Biden’s introduction of a paid leave program in the American Families Plan:
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The signers include the State Treasurers of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The letter, organized by Paid Leave for the United States (PL+US) and For the Long Term, cites broad support for paid leave from the business community and makes it clear that the United State’s position as “the only high-income country that does not have a national paid leave public policy in place” creates “tremendous risks” for the economy, especially in the wake of the COVID crisis. Without a federal policy in place, only nine states and the District of Columbia, have paid leave programs in place, which leaves a patchwork of state programs and the overwhelming majority of states’ finances and investments vulnerable to potential investment losses and operational risks.
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Today, Paid Leave for the United States (PL+US) and more than a dozen partner organizations with millions of members nationwide have launched a grassroots ad campaign urging Congress to pass paid leave legislation in the upcoming recovery package. As a part of the 20 million Care Can’t Wait campaign and a week of action in anticipation of President Biden’s release of the American Family Plan, the campaign will feature a mobile billboard, online advertisements, and social media promotion, sharing the photos of hundreds of caregivers and parents across the country demanding Congress act on paid family and medical leave, among Congress’ return from Spring Recess.
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This afternoon, President Joe Biden is set to unveil the first of a two-part recovery package, the American Jobs Plan, during a speech in Pittsburgh, PA.
The following is a statement from Molly Day, interim Executive Director for Paid Leave for the U.S. (PL+US), responding to the first part of Biden’s American Jobs Plan and the need for a similarly strong investment in the nation’s care infrastructure.
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Key brands including Pinterest, Spotify, Levi Strauss & Co, Patagonia, Salesforce, Diageo, Danone, Eventbrite, issue public call for paid family leave at key legislative and political moment
Today, Paid Leave for the United States (PL+US) released an open letter to Congress signed by nearly 200 businesses issuing a public call for inclusion and passage of a national paid family and medical leave policy in the next legislative recovery package. These brands and business leaders are sending a loud, unified message: paid leave is a critical policy for our economic recovery as we rebuild from the global pandemic. This letter is being introduced at a critical moment as the Biden Administration and Congress set the priorities for the next recovery package/s.
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February 25, 2021
By Katie Bethell
In September of 2015, PL+US was a one-pager - just an idea. By the following February, with the help of an incredible crew of passionate fighters for social justice, we launched PL+US and PL+US Action, and I assumed the role of Executive Director of this ambitious project to win high quality paid family leave for everyone in the United States.
We started with a kernel of an idea, recognition of a need in the movement and an opportunity to shape a new future for families in this country. Now, five years later with nearly 25 team members, an incredible board, a supporter base of over half a million, and having expanded paid leave for 8.5 million people nationwide, I’m so proud of everything we’ve built and accomplished so far.
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Today, as members of the U.S. House begin committee hearings on President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, Paid Leave for the United States (PL+US) has launched a TV and digital ad campaign urging Congress to prioritize and pass paid leave.
The campaign comes at a critical moment in the fight for paid leave, with congressional leaders set to decide if they’ll follow through on Biden’s COVID relief proposal by including emergency paid leave in their own legislation and Biden slated to introduce his framework for recovery legislation during a joint session of Congress on February 23.
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Tonight, President-elect Biden took a critical step towards delivering for working families by committing to reinstate and improve emergency paid leave to reduce the spread of the virus. The urgent need to prioritize paid leave policy has never been more clear as we continue to confront this dire pandemic and an economic recession that has left millions of families reeling from acute health, caregiving, and financial challenges.
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January 12, 2021
Today, Paid Leave for the U.S. (PL+US) sent a letter to key economic and domestic policy leaders in the incoming Biden-Harris administration urging them to prioritize paid family and medical leave in a COVID-19 response and recovery package that some expect President-elect Biden to release as soon as this week.
PL+US’s letter urged the administration to ensure that emergency paid family leave and paid sick days are included in a proposed economic relief package to replace the benefits in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that were allowed to expire at the end of 2020.
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