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There is a broad and expanding body of research supporting the need for a strong, inclusive national paid leave policy. This research demonstrates the benefits of such a national policy for working people, businesses and macroeconomic growth.
The case for a national paid leave policy
Issue Brief: Our Aging, Caring Nation
The United States is failing when it comes to helping ensure working people have time to care for their families and their own health without…
Paid Family and Medical Leave: An Overview
Nearly all workers need to take time away from work at some point to deal with a serious personal or family illness or to care…
Paid Leave Works in California, New Jersey & Rhode Island
Five U.S. states and the District of Columbia have laws guaranteeing paid family and medical leave. Evidence from the first three states to enact paid…
Updating the Family and Medical Leave Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is the first and only national law that enables workers to care for themselves and their loved ones…
Video: Paid Family and Medical Leave in Two Minutes
This powerful 2-minute animated video explains why we need Paid Family & Medical Leave that is affordable, accessible and inclusive.
The Economics of Paid and Unpaid Leave
This report examines the economic implications of leave policies, and the effect on businesses in particular.
Navigating the Demands of Work and Eldercare
This report focuses specifically on the challenges facing the millions of working people who provide unpaid and often informal care to elderly friends and family,…
The Cost of Work-Family Policy Inaction
This report quantifies the costs families currently face as a result of lacking U.S. work-family policies
Paid Family and Medical Leave: A Racial Justice Issue – and Opportunity
This brief will describe disparities to show that addressing our paid leave crisis is a racial justice issue that requires a carefully designed and implemented…
Storybook: Value All Care, Value Every Family
The stories in this booklet come from people across the country. Each of them faced an unexpected injury or illness, like most of us do…
The Economic Necessity of Paid Family and Medical Leave
Delaying a national paid leave policy has real economic, social, and moral costs that will last for generations.
FMLA Turns 25: Time for Paid Leave
Adequate paid family and medical leave in the United States is necessary for the health and economic welfare of individuals and families.
The business case for a national paid leave policy
Interview: Care.com Founder on Solving America’s Paid-Leave Problem
Sheila Marcelo, founder of Care.com, explains to Inc. features editor Diana Ransom why business leaders need to provide backup care benefits to employees and push…
Levi Strauss & Co.: What Paid Leave Means to Us
At Levi Strauss & Co., our people make us who we are. That means creating an environment that enables each of us to be healthy,…
Letter: 200+ Business School Faculty Members Support National Paid Leave
We, the undersigned 203 business school faculty members from 88 institutions across the country, write this letter in support of making paid family and medical…
Paid Family and Medical Leave: Good for Business
Leading business owners and managers recognize that workers inevitably need time away from work to attend to health or family issues. Yet too many other…
Paid Parental Leave Helps Nestlé Families
Paid parental leave benefits everyone, but only 13% of private sector workers have access to paid leave. We see things differently as Nestle. We offer…
Patagonia Supports Paid Leave
Patagonia supports employees with paid leave to care for themselves or an immediate family member. We do it because it’s the right thing to do…
Interview: Sheryl Sandberg Says Strong Paid Leave Policy Needed
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg discusses paid family and medical leave during an interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang.
UncommonGoods: Why Paid Family Leave Matters
What “Paid Family Leave” means is this: family members can go on leave from work to take care of a newborn or seriously ill family…
Why YouTube’s Chief Wants Parents to Take More Time Off
CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, speaks with CNN about the need for paid leave. “When we increased our maternity leave to 18 weeks, we saw…
BCG Report: Why Paid Family Leave Is Good Business
Boston Consulting Group reviewed the policies of more than 250 companies and interviewed 25 HR leaders at large organizations. Their finding: employers see a solid…
EY Survey: Viewpoints on Paid Family and Medical Leave
In June 2016, Pivotal Ventures, the executive office of Melinda Gates, commissioned Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) to conduct a study of PFML policies…
Why Paid Leave Matters for the Future of Business
I am proud that more than 200 of my esteemed colleagues from business and management schools across the country are joining me this week in…
Leading on Leave: Companies With New or Expanded Paid Leave Policies
More than 100 brand-name companies across a range of industries have announced new or expanded paid leave policies over the last three years. The chart…
Tech Companies Are Leading the Way on Paid Family Leave, and the Rest of the Country Should Catch Up
In recent years, more and more private companies have recognized and acted on the need for family-forward policies, particularly paid parental leave. Nowhere has the…
The High-Road Workplace: Route to a Sustainable Economy
A high-road workplace will: provide family-friendly benefits, offer flexibility, pay a livable and fair wage, invest in employee growth and development, cultivate inclusion, govern fairly…
Why Fairygodboss Supports Paid Family Leave
It’s more important than ever to continue fighting for comprehensive paid leave legislation. The FAMILY Act — which is modeled after successful state programs —…
The small business case for a national paid leave policy
#RewriteTheRules on Paid Leave
Paid leave is too important to be relegated to a Silicon Valley perk. We need a nationally funded policy, which is why I support passage…
Small Business Majority Supports the FAMILY Act
The proposed Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMILY) Act would create an insurance program enabling workers to take up to 12 weeks of paid time…
The Business Impacts of Paid Leave
A financial analysis of the return on investment of paid family and medical leave in the workplace.
National Paid Leave: A Proposal for Small Business Success
This 2017 report details small businesses support for paid leave and the crisis that the lack of a national paid family and medical leave policy…
Poll: Small Businesses Support Paid Family Leave
A national scientific opinion poll conducted February 8-13, 2017 for Small Business Majority by Lake Research Partners found a majority of small business owners and…
Small Businesses Overwhelmingly Support Paid Family Leave
New poll finds majority of small employers favor a national program funded by both employee and employer contributions; majority of small employers have formal or…
Paid Leave Is A Competitive Advantage For Small Businesses
The employment rate is the lowest it’s been in decades so expect the competition for talent to heat up. With a little ingenuity, even smaller…
Paid Family & Medical Leave Stories from Small Business Owners
Small businesses benefit when employees can care for their families – and return to work ready to help small businesses profit and thrive. To give…
How Small Employers Can Help Meet the Promise of Paid Leave
This brief gives small employers specific recommendations to support paid leave based on research from the report Meeting the Promise of Paid Leave: Best Practices…
The Small Business for Paid Leave Coalition
Across the country, small business owners are joining with allies to work to pass paid family and medical leave in our states and nationally.
Small Business for Paid Leave Fact Sheet
This report shares the evidence that paid leave strengthens small businesses.
The View from Main Street: 2018 Paid Leave Report
This report focuses on the results of this survey related to paid family and medical leave, especially related to limiting factors of providing leave, concerns…
About the FAMILY Act
HRC Endorses the FAMILY Act
This week, the Human Rights Campaign joined a coalition of more than 40 national and state advocates to support important legislation that would establish the…
Fact Sheet: The FAMILY Act
Sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D – Conn.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D – N.Y.), the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act (S. 337/H.R.…
FAQ: The FAMILY Act
The Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act (S. 337/H.R. 947), sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York,…
Legislative Section-by-Section: The FAMILY Act
Sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D – Conn.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D – N.Y.), the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act (S. 337/H.R.…
Care.com: Here’s What You Need to Know About the FAMILY Act
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) are reintroducing the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, more commonly known as the FAMILY…
At a Glance: The Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act
The Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY) (S. 337/H.R. 947) would enable workers to take up to 12 weeks of paid time off from…
FAMILY Act rides wave of momentum into Congress
The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act rides into Congress on an impressive wave of federal, state, local, and corporate momentum.
Editorials and op-eds by business leaders on the case for a national paid leave policy
Adobe VP: “Make Family Leave a Priority”
This week we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which provides employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected…
Morgan Stanley Vice Chairman: “Paid Family Leave Law Long Overdue”
A federal law that guarantees all workers paid family and medical leave is critical to supporting our people and economic stability. The good news is…
Melinda Gates: “It’s Time for Paid Leave”
Twenty-five years ago today, the Family and Medical Leave Act was passed into law. Even if you haven’t used the law yourself, you’ve probably come…
Patagonia VP: “Strong families build strong businesses”
Creating a workplace that supports family life is the right thing to do. But it’s also the right decision economically. These aren’t perks, but investments…
SAP VP: “It’s time to level the playing field”
Jenny Dearborn, Contributor. Chief Learning Officer and Senior Vice President at SAP. When it comes to paid family and medical leave, it’s only fair that…
Sheryl Sandberg: “Support National Paid Leave”
“None of us should have to choose between the job we need and the family we love. That’s the concept behind paid family leave. It…
Alexis Ohanian: “Congress and States Need to Develop Better Family Leave Policies”
Our families are ready for paid family leave, our companies are ready for paid family leave, and we can make sure our new Congress and…
Care.com CEO: “To Remain a Global Economic Leader, The U.S. Has To Lead On Paid Leave”
The FAMILY Act is a thoughtful and promising blueprint for what a smart paid family leave policy could look like, and Care.com has supported it…
Small Business Owner: “State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Should be Instituted Nationwide”
I’m thankful politicians in Massachusetts listened to Main Street businesses and fought for what we and our local economies needed, high-road employment policies like the…
Small Business Owner: “Paid Medical and Family Leave Benefits Workers, Businesses”
Comprehensive paid family and medical leave is good for Main Street businesses, good for workers and families, and good for our economy. At a time…
Small Business Owner: “Small Businesses Need Real Paid Family and Medical Leave”
A good paid leave program would allow all of us — employees and business owners alike — to take time away from work to care…
Main Street Alliance and Family Values @ Work Directors: “It’s Time for Our Elected Officials to Get to Work on Paid Leave”
Families are desperate for a paid leave solution so that they can be there for each other. Business owners know such policies are good for…
Small Business Owner: “FAMILY Gives Shelter From Medical Storm”
Unfortunately, access to paid leave is based on where you live, which leaves West Virginians stuck scrambling when an unexpected family or medical situation comes…
Small Business Owner: “Small Businesses Need Paid Leave”
Small-business owners need a paid leave system that shares the risk, minimizes the burden on individual employers and perhaps most importantly, gives working people the…
Small Business Owner: “A National Paid Family Leave Program Would Boost America’s Small Businesses”
The absence of a paid family and medical leave policy in the United States is hurting my employees and my business. It doesn’t have to…
Small Business Owner: “Over a quarter century later, it’s time for paid leave”
Moving beyond unpaid leave into a paid leave insurance program would mean much smaller increments over time instead of footing the whole bill. A paid…
Small Business Owner: “Unpaid leave not enough to support small businesses”
The 26th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act’s implementation passed earlier this month, and it’s now time to move beyond unpaid leave and…
Caesars Entertainment Board Member: “Paid leave would strengthen Nevada’s economy”
Paid family and medical leave would strengthen Nevada’s growing economy
Public support for a national paid leave policy
Video: Paid Family and Medical Leave in Two Minutes
This powerful 2-minute animated video explains why we need Paid Family & Medical Leave that is affordable, accessible and inclusive.
The Economics of Paid and Unpaid Leave
This report examines the economic implications of leave policies, and the effect on businesses in particular.
Navigating the Demands of Work and Eldercare
This report focuses specifically on the challenges facing the millions of working people who provide unpaid and often informal care to elderly friends and family,…
The Cost of Work-Family Policy Inaction
This report quantifies the costs families currently face as a result of lacking U.S. work-family policies
Paid Family and Medical Leave: A Racial Justice Issue – and Opportunity
This brief will describe disparities to show that addressing our paid leave crisis is a racial justice issue that requires a carefully designed and implemented…
Storybook: Value All Care, Value Every Family
The stories in this booklet come from people across the country. Each of them faced an unexpected injury or illness, like most of us do…
Issue Brief: Our Aging, Caring Nation
The United States is failing when it comes to helping ensure working people have time to care for their families and their own health without…
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Find testimonials from business supporters advancing paid family and medical leave, including national companies, leading executives and small businesses from across the country.
Learn more about national paid leave principles
Businesses know this country needs a strong national paid leave plan and support including key paid leave principles in legislation to meet the needs of working people and businesses.