Democratic lawmaker pushes for federal paid leave in latest proposal Denitsa Tsekova
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) unveiled a plan for up to 12 weeks of paid federal family and medical leave for workers.
“Our economy is premised on the idea that some workers are worthy of ‘perks’, like paid leave or affordable child care that works for their schedules, while the majority are forced to fend for themselves,” Neal said in a press release on Tuesday. “For our economy to fully recover from this pandemic, we must finally acknowledge that workers have families, and caregiving responsibilities are real.”