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Dear Friend,
This is all really hard. Our hearts are hurting for our families and our
country. And, more than we need hand sanitizer in the time of COVID-19, we
need access to paid sick days and paid family leave for everyone.
Fortunately we have a start: Today is a historic day in the United
States.
That’s because today, for the first time ever, thanks to the new Families
First Coronavirus Response Act, our nation will have a *limited*,
nation-wide, paid sick days and paid family leave law in place during the
COVID-19 crisis. [1]
The new law is a huge deal and we all helped make it happen. But it’s not
enough. As many as 96 million working people, and expiring at the end of
2020. [2] ***Check the link in our PS below to find more information about
if you are covered or not under the new law.
[ [link removed] ]It’s time to make even bigger history! 96 million people missing out
is not okay. It’s time to double down and tell Congress to cover everyone
and always. Click here to raise your voice now.
We need to send a strong message to Congress to ensure this solution is
included in the next coronavirus relief package. The Providing Americans
Insured Days of Leave (PAID Leave) Act closes the loopholes in the
Families First Act and makes both paid sick days and paid family and
medical leave permanent because we know the need for these policies
doesn’t begin and end with the coronavirus crisis. [3]
[ [link removed] ]→ Add your name to our letter urging Congress to include the PAID Leave
Act in the next coronavirus relief legislative package.
Here’s the scoop: The Families First law, while an important step in the
right direction, has some big gaps. For example, if you work for a company
with more than 500 people, you’re not covered. If you need more than two
weeks of leave to recover from COVID-19, or to care for a loved one who
has to be isolated due to COVID-19, you aren’t covered. We are all in
this together, this is not a time to leave anyone out.
That means families like Te’Jal’s in Ohio aren’t covered. Te’Jal shares:
“Because my employer has more than 500 employees, I won’t be able to
access the emergency paid sick days and paid leave provisions in the
Families First package so if either I or one of my family members gets
coronavirus we won’t be covered. That worries me, because I already used
my limited sick time when my son and I both got the flu earlier this year.
I can’t afford to lose pay if one of us gets coronavirus. Many other
families will fall through the cracks, too, including families who need
paid leave for reasons other than school or child care closures.”
And this new law? It expires at the end of 2020 - even though we know that
families need access to paid sick days and paid family and medical leave
in normal times, not just during pandemics.
The PAID Leave Act is a strong, history-making fix because it would ensure
that working people have access to 14 days of paid sick time and 12 weeks
of paid family and medical leave to use during the COVID-19 crisis AND any
future public health emergency. It also provides seven paid sick days that
working people can earn annually to use even when there isn’t a public
health emergency. And, it also creates a permanent paid family and medical
leave insurance system to welcome a new child, care for loved ones, and
address serious personal medical issues.
[ [link removed] ]→ We need the PAID Leave Act to be included in the next coronavirus
relief package that Congress passes. Add your name to our letter to
Congress now.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made a lot of things clear, including the need
for paid family and medical leave and paid sick days. Being there for
family is what matters most and NO ONE one should have to choose between
the family they love and the job that they need. Not in times of pandemics
and not in normal times either.
[ [link removed] ]→ After you add your name to our letter to Congress now, please forward
the link below to your family and friends so they can take action too.
We’ve shown time and time again that the more of us who take action, the
faster the fixes that we all need will be made.
Together we’re a powerful force for women and families, in good times and
in bad.
- Ruth, Kristin, Karen, Sara and the rest of the MomsRising/MamásConPoder
Team
P.S. [ [link removed] ]Know Your Rights: Families First Coronavirus Response Act FAQ by A
Better Balance
P.P.S. What are COVID-19's implications for your taxes, your business, the
economy, and paid family leave? [ Find ]Find out by joining our next ONLINE
#keepmarching meeting, Tues, Apr 7, 8pm ET/ 5 pm PT.
[1] [ [link removed] ]HR Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127)
[2] [ [link removed] ]CAP: [ [link removed] ]Congress Must Extend Paid Leave Protections to All
Workers in Next Coronavirus Response Bill
[3] [ [link removed] ]The Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave (PAID Leave) Act
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