The COVID-19 public health crisis highlights our nation’s urgent need for real, comprehensive, and inclusive paid family and medical leave that ensures no worker is forced to choose between their paycheck and their own health or the health of a family member. This much is clear; our state is only as healthy as our underserved … Continue reading Our Response to COVID-19
PFMLI Authority Hires CEO
The Campaign for Paid Family Leave applauds Governor Lamont and the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority’s hire of Andrea Barton Reeves as the agency’s first CEO. The Campaign for Paid Family Leave is chaired by the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF). CWEALF Executive Director Kate Farrar released the following statement: “Today … Continue reading PFMLI Authority Hires CEO
This Fall in Paid Leave Progress
As you know, thanks to activists and allies across Connecticut, this year lawmakers passed P.A. 19-25: An Act Concerning Paid Family and Medical Leave - one of the strongest paid leave programs in the country! The new law creates the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority, a quasi-public agency, to administer the program. The … Continue reading This Fall in Paid Leave Progress
