Paid leave – not just a women’s issue

In response to a possible rail strike, President Biden called on Congress to intervene. The U.S. House and Senate responded over the last two days by passing legislation that would force a tentative labor agreement. One of the rail workers’ primary demands is for paid sick time. Read Sapna Mehta’s Medium post about why rail workers—and ALL workers—need and deserve paid sick time.

As Congress wraps up this year in a “lame duck” session, a focus of CLASP’s advocacy will be urging policymakers to renew the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) that expired at the end of 2021. Indi Dutta-Gupta recently compiled a series of articles and reports about the CTC's critical role in significantly reducing child poverty.

Two-thirds of workers are losing their federal pregnancy accommodation claims in court. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would bring critical relief by requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with pregnancy-related limitations. Join us in asking Congress to prioritize pregnant and postpartum workers before the end of the year.