Katie Bethell, founder and executive director of PL+US (Paid Leave for the United States), the national campaign to win paid family leave by 2022, answers your FAQs.
The United States is the only country in the developed world that does not mandate employers give paid time off to new mothers and fathers or other workers who need to step away to care for themselves or loved ones. When you compare the U.S. to Bulgaria, which gives 59 weeks of maternity leave at 90 percent salary, plus an additional year to be split between parents, or Norway , India , Chile , Iraq , our country looks downright pathetic.
So why is the U.S. so far behind the rest of the world, and what are members of Congress, presidential contenders, companies, and individuals doing about it? To find out,asked Katie Bethell, founder and executive director of PL+US —a national campaign to win paid family leave by 2022—to answer some of the most pressing FAQs about paid family leave.It’s paid time off from work because you need to welcome a new child or take care of an ill or elderly family member or yourself.
The leading Republican proposal is the CRADLE Act, sponsored by Senators Joni Ernst and Mike Lee . It would provide one, two, or three months of paid leave solely to new parents. Workers would fund the leave themselves by getting an advance on their Social Security income and in exchange would agree to delay retirement by two, four, or six months.
In April, Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Bill Cassidy announced they are working on the first bipartisan proposal, but the legislation has yet to be introduced.Almost every single Democratic candidate has said something positive about paid leave. Senator Gillibrand had a comprehensive plan, but she dropped out of the race in August. Her bill in Congress has 34 co-sponsors, including fellow 2020 candidates Senators Elizabeth Warren , Bernie Sanders , Cory Booker , Amy Klobuchar , and Kamala Harris .
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