To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Tell Congress: Expand Paid Family and Medical Leave!
It's time to stand up for hardworking Americans across the country. Join me in urging Congress to support the FAMILY Act, which would establish a national paid leave fund allowing every U.S. worker to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a new child or an ill loved one.
Why is this important?
While the Family and Medical Leave Act allows eligible workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave, too many workers today can not afford to take unpaid time off and no one should have to choose between a paycheck and taking care of a newborn baby or sick parent.
The FAMILY Act would establish a national paid leave fund through nominal contributions by both employer and employee amounting to .02% of one's paycheck. For the average worker, that comes to about the cost of a cup of coffee a week.
It's outrageous that the U.S. is the only industrialized nation in the world not to guarantee paid leave to its workers. It's long past time that we caught up with the rest of the world and offered financial security to our workers just when they need it the most. That's not only good for working families, it's good for our businesses and economy as well.
The FAMILY Act would establish a national paid leave fund through nominal contributions by both employer and employee amounting to .02% of one's paycheck. For the average worker, that comes to about the cost of a cup of coffee a week.
It's outrageous that the U.S. is the only industrialized nation in the world not to guarantee paid leave to its workers. It's long past time that we caught up with the rest of the world and offered financial security to our workers just when they need it the most. That's not only good for working families, it's good for our businesses and economy as well.