"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…'”
"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."
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.
"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."
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.”
“'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."
"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 —…