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the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Family Values at Work (FV@W), and others hosted government and community partners from states with PFML programs gathered in Tacoma, Washington for “Paid Leave Collaboration and Connections: A Convening for States Leading the Way,” in October 2019. It focused on advancing equity in state-level PFML efforts. This report, Equity Matters: Lessons on Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs, offers lessons from the event to inform state and federal policymakers, administrators, and advocates in developing and carrying out equity-focused PFML programs.
CLASP was cited in this roundup about child care provider eligibility thorugh CCDBG funds.
Alyssa Fortner, Alycia Hardy, and Stephanie Schmit detail the importance of significant and sustained direct spending for school-age child care. This fact sheet highlights a new CLASP analysis estimating that it would cost between $48.4 billion and $79.6 billion to reach all school-age children eligible through CCDBG.
The American Families Plan (AFP) released today by the Biden-Harris Administration reflects the full range of bold proposals needed to transform the economy so it truly works for children, young people, women, and families.
CLASP's statement on the reintroduction of the Child Care for Working Families Act which would transform the nation’s child care system.
Stephanie Schmit was quoted in this article about the reintroduced Child Care for Working Families Act.
A CLASP statement about child care funding in the American Rescue Plan was mentioned in this article.
"Nationally, 1 in 6 jobs in the childcare sector have been lost since the pandemic began, according to the Center for Law and Social Policy."
CLASP and several partners sent this letter to the ACF with input on the guidance for state implementation of the ARPA child care provisions.
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP). While it does not reinstate the requirement that employers provide paid leave, it does extend and expand the tax credits to employers who choose to provide paid leave. The tax credits will cover the cost of certain COVID-19 related leave taken from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021, effectively “resetting the clock” on the emergency leave.