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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.
The COVID-19 legislation enacted to date has excluded millions of immigrants and their families from health care and economic relief.
A tracker of compiled amended, expanded or newly passed paid sick laws in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, outlining the eligibility and details of each leave policy.
On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), providing some employees up to 10 paid sick days and up to 12 weeks of family leave (with 10 of the weeks paid), in addition to other critical measures. This was the first time Congress required federal paid leave for private sector workers—an important first step in ensuring workers earning low wages have access to these benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Compounding the challenges for immigrant families, Congress explicitly excluded some immigrants and their families from getting COVID-19 stimulus payments. Failure to provide health care and economic supports for immigrants and their U.S. citizen family members hurts immigrant families and their neighbors as well as the health and economy of the nation.
The COVID-19 crisis has shown that we are interconnected: the health and prosperity of each of us depends on the health and prosperity of all of us. Yet, the legislation enacted to date has excluded millions of immigrants and their families from health care and economic relief. A response that leaves out immigrants and their families--many of whom are providing care for our loved ones and delivering groceries--will undermine our public health and economic recovery. These data snapshots describe immigrants across selected states, some barriers to health care access, and the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (“HEROES”) Act's impact on health and safety.
This is a template fact sheet on the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (as amended by the CARES Act), and as interpreted by the U.S. Department of Labor. The fact sheet includes:
This fact sheet details the harm that unpredictable and unstable scheduling has on workers' wellbeing and economic stability as well as how the Schedules That Work Act will ensure working people greater certainty about their schedules and income by providing them the right to request flexible, st
Today, more students work, have family obligations, or attend classes part-time. That’s why many students require broader and more robust financial supports to help ensure their success in attaining a postsecondary credential. Public benefit programs, like SNAP can support students’ basic needs, especially since food insecurity is one of the greatest threats to health, wellbeing, and academic success.
The Trump Administration has published a final "public charge" rule that would hurt millions of immigrant children and families. It's scheduled to take effect on October 15, 2019.