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February 11, 2025 |

Young Workers Speak Out: New Perspectives on The Need for Paid Leave

This report finds that youth in America, especially in regions like the South that have high populations of young Black and Brown people, desperately need policies that provide adequate and accessible paid leave from employment.

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December 19, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Diane Harris

CLASP Support for Family Care Act: Putting Pennsylvania Workers and Small Businesses First

December 09, 2024 | Report/Brief | Nat Baldino

Collaboration in Action: Reflections from the 2024 CLASP/FV@W Paid Leave Convening

November 13, 2024 | Blog Post | Lorena Roque

Pro-Worker Policies Saw Big Wins in 2024 State Ballot Initiatives

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Most low-wage workers don’t have paid leave to recover from illness, care for sick family, or bond with a new child. This creates an impossible choice for workers between caring for themselves or their families and going to work. Taking needed time to care or recover can result in lost wages or even lost jobs. That’s why CLASP advocates at the federal and state levels for paid family and medical leave insurance, including the proposed FAMILY Act. The social insurance approach proposed in this policy allows works to earn wages during leave while reducing employers’ financial burden in providing the benefit.

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Emily Andrews

Director, Education, Labor & Worker Justice

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With a growing number of cities and states passing paid sick days laws, it’s critical to ensure strong enforcement. CLASP’s Enforcingsickdays.org website helps government agencies, employers, employees, and advocates get the information they need to ensure all workers receive the paid sick time they’ve earned.

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Report/Brief | February 11, 2025
Young Workers Speak Out: New Perspectives on The Need for Paid Leave
Testimony/Comments | December 19, 2024
CLASP Support for Family Care Act: Putting Pennsylvania Workers and Small Businesses First
Report/Brief | December 09, 2024
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Report/Brief | September 25, 2024
Working People Need Access to Paid Leave
Report/Brief | March 12, 2024
The FAMILY Act

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