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This past Friday, Democrats in both the Senate and House of Representatives reintroduced legislation that would create a paid leave program on the national level. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) reintroduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, which would allow workers to receive up to 12 weeks of paid leave for reasons such as health conditions, pregnancies, childbirth, or to care for a family member.
Currently, the 1993 Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) grants qualified employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for medical or family reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic has been identified as one of the reasons lawmakers are reintroducing this legislation, especially in light of Congress’s emergency paid sick leave for COVID-19. Under the FAMILY Act, workers could receive up to 66% of their monthly wages while taking the 12-week leave.