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
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
Our Proposal
No worker should be forced to choose between the family they love or their own health and the job they need. Paid family and medical leave will ensure that workers who need to take time off to welcome a new baby, care for an ill loved one or recover from a personal illness are not … Continue reading Our Proposal