Earlier this week, Congress passed a defense policy bill that also included a mandate for paid family medical leave. Although currently, this particular mandate only applies to the federal workforce, we can fully expect it to be expanded to cover all workers – in both the public and private sectors – in relatively short order.…
Read More »Both branches of the US Congress were delving into worker benefit mandates this week with a bi-partisan proposal to create a federal paid family leave mandate and a declaration by one of the “squad” calling for a $20/hour federal minimum wage. First, let’s talk about the realistic suggestion. Louisiana republican Senator Bill Cassidy joined with…
Read More »A new version of federal paid leave legislation has again been filed in Congress, with Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) teaming up with Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Representatives Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Anne Wagner (R-MO) to sponsor the newest version. Under the legislation, new parents would be eligible to take early Social Security benefits for…
Read More »Congress will soon be debating two different versions of federal paid leave laws as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD.) joined Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Don Beyer (D-VA) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introducing the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act earlier this week. Although the immediate focus of the democrat bill is solely on federal government…
Read More »Different versions of paid family leave have been cropping up in states and local venues around the country with increasing regularity and now the federal government is closer to getting in on the action. This week, the House Education and Workforce Committee held a public hearing on what it generally called “workplace leave” policies. Ostensibly,…
Read More »Legislation that effectively creates a voluntary national paid leave policy was introduced into both houses of Congress earlier this week. The legislation, entitled the Strong Families Act, would give a 25% tax credit to companies that offer between two and twelve weeks of paid leave to their employees. Filed by Republican Senator Deb Fischer (NE)…
Read More »There are two fronts to cover this week on the broader subject of paid sick leave – one at the federal level and the other from the west coast. In Washington, DC, first daughter and presidential advisor, Ivanka Trump, continues to push adoption of a paid leave policy on a national basis that she describes…
Read More »President Trump’s daughter and key advisor, Ivanka Trump, was discussing paid leave with Senators this week, explaining changes that the administration would endorse in pending paid leave proposals. The current plan put forth by republicans would give employees the option to contribute tax-free dollars to a Parental Savings Account from which funds could be withdrawn…
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