Messaging Paid Family and Medical Leave to Businesses: A Washington Case Study — Values-Based Messaging Works with Employers

This brief describes innovations in business engagement for Paid Family and Medical Leave programs

May 21, 2019 | Blog Post | Pronita Gupta

Paid Family and Medical Leave: Congress Holds Hearing, Weighs Legislation

Feb 12, 2019 | Blog Post | Pronita Gupta

Why EVERYBODY Needs Paid Family and Medical Leave

Feb 12, 2019 | Press Release | Paid Family and Medical Leave

Turnover Cost Calculator Can Help Measure Effective Workplace Policies

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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Pronita Gupta

Director of Job Quality

Paid Family and Medical Leave

New from CLASP

January 16, 2020 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families

A Look At 2010 to 2020 and Beyond: How Does the Past Decade Shape the Nation’s—and CLASP’s—Future?

December 22, 2019 | News Clip | Paid Sick Days

Most US workers still pay price of no paid parental leave

December 10, 2019 | News Clip | Paid Sick Days

Feminists Sound Off on This Week’s Progress for Paid Leave

December 4, 2019 | Press Release | Paid Family and Medical Leave

The “Advancing Support for Working Families” Act Won’t Help Low-income Workers Who Need Paid Leave

October 7, 2019 | News Clip | Paid Family and Medical Leave

Amy Schumer's mixed feelings about returning to work as a mom highlight the dismal reality of maternity leave in the US

Enforcing Paid Sick Days Laws

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.

Enforcingsickdays.org website