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Federal action to ensure all workers have access to paid family leave is critical to address the alarming rates of maternal mental health concerns.

These two bills establishing national policies on paid leave would help working people care for themselves and their families without sacrificing their job or paycheck.

This statement can be attributed to Indivar Dutta-Gupta, President and Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Policy Washington, D.C., March 9, 2022—President Biden released his FY 2024 budget today, outlining his priorities for federal investments in the health, wellbeing, and economic security…

Here’s a look back at seven of the top tweets last night during the State of the Union that highlighted the need to enact the economic, social, and racial justice policies that are critical to people with low incomes, communities of color, and immigrant families…

Indivar Dutta-Gupta was featured on C-SPAN Washington Journal to discuss the 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Sapna Mehta wrote an op-ed about the impact a lack of paid medical leave has on women and families.

On September 15, Emily Andrews co-led a workshop titled “Paid Family and Medical Leave: Centering Equity and Access in State Programs” at the National Prenatal-to-Three Systems Building Meeting in Baltimore.

Thanks to powerful federal investments in programs that support people seeking economic security, the child poverty rate in 2021 as measured by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) dropped by nearly half, from 9.7 percent in 2020 to 5.2 percent in 2021, the lowest level measured.

Indi Dutta-Gupta spoke on this podcast episode about the Inflation Reduction Act and paid family leave.

Indivar Dutta-Gupta appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, where he discussed the Biden administration’s economic policies, their impact on Americans with low incomes, and what additional policies are needed to support them.