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February 16, 2021 | News Clip | Olivia Golden

Who is Pronita Gupta? The New Special Assistant To President Biden For Labor And Workers

"Olivia Golden, executive director for the CLASP said that the Gupta is an 'extraordinary leader' who 'places people with low incomes and people of colour at the core of her work…'”

February 16, 2021 | News Clip | Pronita Gupta

Punching In: Biden’s DOL No. 2 Pick Su Faces Pressure From Right

"Gupta, who until recently served as director of job quality at the Center for Law and Social Policy, has a reputation in liberal circles as a leading authority on paid leave. Allies say she’ll focus on the intersection of worker assistance and low-income families."

February 16, 2021 | News Clip | Pronita Gupta

Indian-American expert named special assistant to Prez Biden for Labour and Workers

Pronita Gupta, an expert on labour issues, has been named US President Joe Biden's Special Assistant for Labor and and Workers int he Domestic Policy Council. 

January 20, 2021 | News Clip | Pronita Gupta

American Workers Need Paid Sick Leave Right This Minute

"Pronita Gupta, the director of job quality at the Center for Law and Social Policy, points out that women are now either the sole or co-breadwinner in 64 percent of families, and that share is even higher in families led by women of color."

December 21, 2020 | News Clip | Katherine Gallagher Robbins

Stimulus provides some relief for women — but experts say it’s far from enough

Quotes Pronita Gupta and Kate Gallagher Robbins about the provisions of the stimulus bill for working women. 

December 18, 2020 | News Clip | Pronita Gupta

Pandemic-Related Paid Sick Days and Leave to Expire Dec. 31 — With No Extension in Sight

Pronita Gupta was quoted about emergency federal paid leave program expiring on Dec. 31:  “We have seen the harmful outcome — the high number of coronavirus cases in health care facilities, especially among low-wage nursing home workers.”

November 23, 2020 | News Clip | Pronita Gupta

From extended jobless benefits to student loan reprieve, COVID-19 relief set to fade at year’s end

Pronita Gupta said people “who may be sick or have a family member who is sick will be forced to go to work,”  and “That will spread the contagion.”

November 12, 2020 | News Clip | Pronita Gupta

U.S. domestic workers seen better off under Biden presidency

“'There’s a whole invisible group of workers who ensure that the rest of the economy functions,' said Pronita Gupta, director of job quality at the Center for Law and Social Policy, a non-profit."

November 5, 2020 | News Clip | Pronita Gupta

Paid sick leave prevents thousands of COVID cases daily, study says

Pronita Gupta was quoted in this article about how the emergency paid leave policy “essentially left out 106 million workers nationwide."

September 9, 2020 | News Clip | Pronita Gupta

Eight states have programs that give workers paid time off. Does that help or hurt Colorado’s chances?

"There is no evidence so far that any of the programs are getting crushed by the coronavirus pandemic, and Gupta believes that’s because the programs are just one of many federal and state programs — including unemployment benefits and the federal coronavirus relief package —…

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