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FMLA's 28th Anniversary and FAMILY Act Reontroduction
Dear Colleagues,
Today marks the 28th anniversary of the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in Congress in 1993. This pivotal legislation transformed the workplace and provided workers 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave and enabled them to maintain health insurance benefits.
Nearly 30 years later, as the country continues to reel from a devastating pandemic and economic crisis, the need for paid leave for all [[link removed]] has never been clearer. It’s time to take the next step and guarantee all workers have access to paid leave. Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) reintroduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act that would provide millions of workers with paid family and medical leave and the ability to care for their families without missing a paycheck.
The lack of a national paid leave program further exacerbates economic inequality and racial injustice [[link removed]] for working families. For these reasons, CLASP is committed to making paid leave a reality for all workers.
Below is a roundup of new CLASP resources to mark the reintroduction of the FAMILY Act and the 28th anniversary of FMLA. They underscore the need for paid leave, particularly for workers earning low wages and workers of color.
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FAMILY
Act.
CLASP
released
this
statement
[[link removed]]
on
the
reintroduction
of
the
FAMILY
Act.
We
also
updated
our
fact
sheet,
FAMILY
Act
Supports
Low-Wage
Workers
and
Their
Families
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,
which
describes
the
legislation
and
why
it’s
so
critical
for
workers
earning
low
wages.
And,
in
a
new
blog
[[link removed]]
,
CLASP’s
Development
Director,
Akosua
Meyers,
shares
her
story
of
why
paid
leave
is
needed
now
more
than
ever.
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FMLA
Anniversary.
In
our
new
fact
sheet
[[link removed]]
,
we
analyze
data
from
the
most
recent
survey
on
workers’
and
worksites’
experiences
with
FMLA.
The
fact
sheet
highlights
some
of
the
disparities
for
the
workers
who
most
desperately
need
leave—strengthening
our
case
that
workers
need
a
comprehensive
paid
leave
policy
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recession have stressed the need for lasting paid leave policies, especially for caretakers, essential workers, and working families.
Nearly two years ago, Pronita Gupta, then director of CLASP’s Job Quality team, testified [[link removed]] before Congress on the critical importance of paid family and medical leave as an anti-poverty policy. As a country, we can’t delay any longer. It’s time for paid leave for all.
Sincerely,
Job Quality Team

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