Two years into the pandemic and one year after the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), this brief examines how decision makers implementing ARPA have used COVID relief funding and policy opportunities to lay the groundwork for longer-term, transformative change by equitably supporting…

This report was derived from the October 2021 Building Strong Foundations for Families project Economic Security Convening. 

This new fact sheet shows how Build Back Better investments in care—including child care and pre-k, the child tax credit, and paid family and medical leave—will help children and families.

Statement from Olivia Golden on House mark-ups on reconciliation package.

This paper looks at the use of private plan options in the context of state-administered paid family and medical leave programs, describing how states approve and monitor private programs and how the interaction between public and private affect workers’ equitable access to benefits and employer…

This paper looks at the use of private plan options in the context of state-administered paid family and medical leave programs, describing how states approve and monitor private programs and how the interaction between public and private affect workers’ equitable access to benefits and employer…

Millions of workers have jobs with low pay, shifting schedules, few if any benefits, and limited opportunities for advancement. The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis made the struggles of low wage work even harder.

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.…

While the right to emergency paid leave under FFCRA expired, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) signed into law March 11, 2021, expanded the use of FFCRA emergency paid leave credits for employers. 

Policymakers have an opportunity in the next economic recovery package to pass inclusive and comprehensive paid leave – like the recently re-introduced Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act – and ensure workers get the most critical components of an equitable and accessible paid leave…