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Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:. On the 28th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act being enacted into law, U.S. Senator Angus King joined a bicameral group to introduce the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act to create a permanent, national paid family and medical leave program. No family should ever have to choose between.
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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.
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Paid family and sick leave could expand for the first time in decades because of the pandemic
Kim Bellware, The Washington Post
Feb. 6, 2021
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Just two weeks into Bill Clinton s nascent presidency, the 1993 Family Medical Leave Act was the first bill he signed into law. Advocates said the FMLA, which guarantees certain employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off for family or medical reasons, would be a springboard to expansive leave protections. Instead, it proved to be a stopping point: More than 28 years later, Congress hasn t passed significant legislation to broadly expand family and medical leave.