John,

This past Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a federal law that makes sure workers can take care of a sick family member or themselves without losing their job. 

I was proud to join former President Bill Clinton, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and others at the White House to celebrate.

While the FMLA was a leap of progress to creating a more equitable workplace, I’m writing today to talk about why it doesn’t go far enough to protect workers and why we need to expand upon it.

Roughly 40% of American workers aren’t covered by the FMLA — many of whom are people of color, women, or lower income wage earners. Workers at small businesses, folks who are working one or multiple part-time jobs, and those re-entering the workforce or changing jobs, wouldn’t be covered either.

In short, these people should be, and deserve to be protected if they need to take time off for family or medical reasons.

That’s why I teamed up with Senator Tina Smith to introduce the Job Protection Act.

Our legislation will expand FMLA protections to tens of millions more workers.

Passing the Job Protection Act would be the biggest expansion of family and medical leave our nation has seen since the FMLA was signed into law 30 years ago. 

If you agree that it’s time to take another leap of progress, sign on now to become a citizen co-sponsor of this generation-defining legislation.

Thank you for joining us in supporting this crucial legislation. It means the world to me to know I have your support.

Lauren