Paid leave is good for families and smart economic policy.
Faith, a new study shows that access to paid family leave reduces the likelihood that a woman leaves her job if her spouse has serious health issues. It's clear that California's paid leave program keeps women from leaving the workforce.
This fall, Katie urged Governor Newsom to sign a bill that will allow lower income workers to receive 90% of their normal paycheck if they need to take leave, an increase from the current benefit of 60-70%. We celebrated when this bill was signed into law, but California is in the minority. The vast majority of states don't have any sort of paid family leave program, which is why Katie has pushed for action at the federal level.
Paid leave—whether you're using it to care for a sick family member or to bond with a new child, doesn't just benefit families who take leave. Supporting workers and enabling them to stay in our workforce helps support a strong, stable, globally competitive economy.
Thanks for reading,
Team KP
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