This fact sheet summarizes federal, state, and local policies on paid family and medical leave and paid sick leave.

Nearly 24 million private sector workers still can't earn a single paid sick day to stay home when they're battling the flu or take their kid to a doctor's appointment. This is unsustainable for worki...

Updated law increases paid parental leave for state employees to 12 weeks for both parents, up from eight weeks for moms and four weeks for dads.

Nearly 24 million private sector workers still can't earn a single paid sick day to stay home when they're battling the flu or take their kid to a doctor's appointment. This is unsustainable for worki...

Minnesota's new paid leave program also offers safety leave for domestic violence survivors. But as lawmakers consider PFML cuts, this program's future could be in jeopardy, columnist Rochelle Olson w...

This report sheds light on the care arrangements families use [...]

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Governor Abigail Spanberger hosted a roundtable with Virginia workers in Manassas to discuss the rollout of new laws guaranteeing paid family and medical leave and paid sick leave for workers across the state.

"Having my child in the NICU is like having multiple full time jobs," writes Angelina.

A new proposal is taking shape to give Nevada workers access to paid family medical leave. The new plan would give all workers 12 paid weeks off for qualifying...

Care is more than compassion—it’s democratic infrastructure. Caregiving, connection and stability can become powerful forms of resistance.

A Tebra survey reveals how job insecurity is pushing workers to skip medical care and work while sick, with women reporting higher rates than men.

Custom database tracks movement of 5.3 million workers, reveals unappreciated economics of little-offered benefit

San Francisco lawmakers this week lowered the barrier for parents to be eligible for paid leave.

Fathers are taking nearly equal shares of bonding leave in many state programs, reflecting a shift with documented benefits for families.

The lawmaker spent nearly two decades voting against paid leave.

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One of the most interesting — and hopeful — lessons from paid leave programs is about new fathers. Before 1994, 29% of women but only 4.5% of men used paid parental leave. Since then, though, men have...

Fathers are taking nearly equal shares of bonding leave in many state programs, reflecting a shift with documented benefits for families.

More than half of Minnesota Paid Leave applicants earn less than $78,000 a year, according to state data. These are the workers who staff our restaurants, clinics, retail counters and construction cre...

Lack of padi leave deepens poverty and inequity, especially for women of color. CLASP calls for worker-centered paid leave policies with job protection.

There are smaller, more incremental approaches that Congress should consider that can support individuals who currently lack paid leave, help small businesses afford to provide paid leave, and support...

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2026-28, providing guidance on the employer credit for paid family and medical leave (PFML) under the W...

Minnesota's paid family leave program was launched successfully — no glitches, on time and under budget.

No one should have to choose between their paycheck and their health.

As I prepare to move into the professional world, I’ve found myself imagining what my ideal job would look like. After all, there is an entire world of jobs out there with different descriptions, resp...

In the United States, nearly 10% of babies are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for specialized care. A NICU stay is often an unplanned and

More fathers than mothers are applying for paid family leave benefits to bond with a new child in California from when the program first started more than 20 years ago.

Caregiving is essential work that our families and communities depend on – and the economic impact of this labor is enormous. Americans’ unpaid care is valued at more than $1.1 trillion a year – and w...

A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems that disproportionately targeted those on medical or family leave for layoffs.

More dads than moms applying for parental leave